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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. ¨¨,.¨.,¨¨,
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...¨.,¨,¨. there's a river passing by, from east .¨,¨,.¨...
=~,¨,¨.¨,, to west, getting broader and deeper and ,,¨.¨,¨,~=
†»:¨,¨¨¨¨¨ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨¨¨¨¨,¨:»†
$^~,¨,¨.,. where the pine hands start to let .,.¨,¨,~^$
$%/~-¨¨,¨¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨¨,¨¨-~/%$
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£#£†^«..,¨ 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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,,¨.¨,,,,. 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 ,¨¨.,.-/*%
£$†/~.,¨¨. my pockets. .¨¨,.~/†$£
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#@@%†^~,.¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨.,~^†%@@#
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$*\~,,¨,¨, clearing where you at first can spot ,¨,¨,,~\*$
†=~^,¨¨..¨ 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. ¨,¨,,¨¨¨¨¨
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^.,.¨¨..¨. 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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