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,..,.¨.,¨, &%¤%£@¤@£ ,¨,.¨.,..,
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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. #¤%*-^,.¨¨
¨.¨,.:~:^¤ ¤^:~:.,¨.¨
,.,,,¨~-;= = =;-~¨,,,.,
¨,,¨,..^»: :»^..,¨,,¨
¨,¨,¨¨,,.- 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. ,,,..,,.¨.
,..¨¨,¨..¨ ¨..¨,¨¨..,
.¨.,¨.¨.., 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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.¨¨....-»\ \»-....¨¨.
.,¨¨¨¨-~;* somethings moving in the grass. it's *;~-¨¨¨¨,.
,.,,,--*†¤ 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. *;~,,.,.¨,
,.¨¨...~~; ;~~...¨¨.,
,.¨,¨¨¨.~~ ^ ~~.¨¨¨,¨.,
.¨..,.,.¨, ,¨.,.,..¨.
,¨,..,.,,¨ 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. .¨¨,....¨,
,.,,..¨,,^ ^,,¨..,,.,
...¨.¨¨,:~ 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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