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,,..,&.¨,, forests around my childhood home. thick ..,,@§#¨..
,¨...,£¨,. pine arcades that were planted and ¨,.,¤,§&¨.
,,,¨¨,.£.¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ..¨..¨£§§.
¨.¨.,¨.¨@. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it &,.,.¨¤.&@
@¨,¨¨,¨¨,§ is dark and moist, the canopy having &@.,.,,.#@
§@,.,.¨,,¨ already soaked up all the sun. §¤§,¨..¨#,
£##¨.¨¨¨¨¨ &,¤£¨.¨,,,
@,@#,¨¨¨¨¨ there's a river passing by, from east ,,§&£.,¨,.
.¨§#§¨,.,, to west, getting broader and deeper and .,#.¤§¨,,¨
,¨&.¤§¨¨,, slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¤¨.¨##§¨,¨
,,,¨@@#.,, where the pine hands start to let &§.,§¨¤§.,
,,,¨@,#@., through light, horsemint on the rocky ,@&,.,&&#.
.¨,¨..#£@. river bed. ,#§#¨,#,##
#¨,¨.,£,§£ .#.&#..¨@@
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&.¤&¨,¨¨., the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight @¤.¨.@¤#.¨
.¨¤¤&,,¨.. they had been a swampworld with sylvan &@&,.¤,@§.
¨,£¨@&,¨¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. &,§#.,.§#¤
#.,.@§§,.. you could've found me wallowing around ,.@§@.¨£.#
£@¨.£¨&£¨, on the southern shores until i got ,,£¨&¤.¨,#
,@#..¨@§&. bitten. ¨¨..#¤&¨,@
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¨#¨¤#.,.&§ but now i'm further back, on solid ,..¨,,£¤&,
¨,,@@@¨.¤. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,¨..,¨&¨&¤
&,¨£.#¤..¨ orange tin radio and a translucent @,,.,,,¨#§
@¤,,.§#£¨¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. &§.¨,.¨¨#,
¤#&,.#,§@¨ £§£¨¨¨¨.¨¨
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¨.,¨@#@,.§ invisible to my eyes but i can feel .¨.,&£@.¨.
,¨..£.§#., through the ground just how large it is. ¨...¤,@§.,
¨.¨¨¨.&¤&, ..,,.,§§&.
,,,.,.@¨£& the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ,,.¨,,&.@¤
#,¨¨.¨,.&# to get up, still looking at the §,,¨¨,.,&¤
@#..,.,,§¨ direction of sound rather than at my ,£,¨,,¨,§¨
§£@..,,¨¨. hands, who are busy putting things in ,,§,.,.¨.¨
¤.§¤¨¨¨¨,. my pockets. ¨..§,¨,¨¨,
¨.&§£..... ,.¨.@.,¨,¨
,¨§,¤#¨..¨ then i run east toward my home. ,.¨¨.@.¨¨.
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,.,.¨¨#¤§. ¨#¨¨,,,.§,
¨..,.,@.¤& i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨.§¨..,,,&
&¨.,,,.¨££ clearing where you at first can spot ¨..&,,,¨,.
,@.,...¨¤¨ the house, not yet really in the ,,.,£..,.¨
,,#,..¨.., backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my £,..,#¨¨..
¨,¨#.¨.,.¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ,¤¨.,¨&¨¨.
¨.¨,¤.,.¨, clay figure i've never seen before. it ,.#.,,¨§¨¨
...,¨@,... must have been laying in the wet dirt, ,..&¨.¨¨@¨
¨,,¨¨.#¨,. and i must've picked it up with my ,¨..@..¨,£
#.,.¨.,§,. other belongings. ¨,.,.#¨¨,¨
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,,§.,.,,¨§ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,.,,,.,£..
¨,.§..,.,. on her stomach, feet in the air, ,¨,..¨,.@,
¨,¨,@,¨¨.. roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤.,,,¨.¨,£
§,..¨#,¨,. freshly made, not yet completely dried. &§¨¨.,¨...
¨£....&¨,, #£¤¨,.....
¨,¤¨,..§., my mom is here now. i ask her for some §.##,,.¨,¨
..,£.,¨.¤. particle board for it to dry on, but ,,&##,¨¨,,
.¨¨¨§,,,,@ she is worried and wants me to ..#.£§¨..¨
¨¨,..#¨.., throw it away. ,¨,¨#@¤.,.
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