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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 $=-~,,¨,..
,¨,,.¨¨~~: through light, horsemint on the rocky :~~¨¨.,,¨,
¨.,,.¨¨¨:~ river bed. ~:¨¨¨.,,.¨
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.,¨¨¨¨,,,¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨,,,¨¨¨¨,.
,,.¨¨,¨... they had been a swampworld with sylvan ...¨,¨¨.,,
,,,.,,..,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,..,,.,,,
,,¨¨.¨,,¨, you could've found me wallowing around ,¨,,¨.¨¨,,
.¨,¨,.¨.¨¨ on the southern shores until i got ¨¨.¨.,¨,¨.
¨,.,¨...¨~ bitten. ~¨...¨,.,¨
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,¨..,,¨~-† but now i'm further back, on solid †-~¨,,..¨,
,¨.,.¨:»†= ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an =†»:¨.,.¨,
¨..¨,~«==@ orange tin radio and a translucent @==«~,¨..¨
.¨..,~^=&£ umbrella which i'm sitting on. £&=^~,..¨.
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..¨,=**§&@ invisible to my eyes but i can feel @&§**=,¨..
¨,¨,.~\†£& through the ground just how large it is. &£†\~.,¨,¨
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¨....,¨:~; to get up, still looking at the ;~:¨,....¨
,.,.,...~» direction of sound rather than at my »~...,.,.,
,¨.,,..,¨, hands, who are busy putting things in ,¨,..,,.¨,
¨,.,.¨¨¨.¨ my pockets. ¨.¨¨¨.,.,¨
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,..,.¨..,. then i run east toward my home. .,..¨.,..,
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.¨¨,.,,.,, i am not followed, and slow down in the ,,.,,.,¨¨.
.,,,,.,.,^ clearing where you at first can spot ^,.,.,,,,.
¨.¨..,,.^~ the house, not yet really in the ~^.,,..¨.¨
,,,¨.,,:=/ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my /=:,,.¨,,,
.,¨,.,~«†% radio (now dented) but also a small %†«~,.,¨,.
,,,¨..~*=* clay figure i've never seen before. it *=*~..¨,,,
.¨¨¨^»/§@# must have been laying in the wet dirt, #@§/»^¨¨¨.
..,~-/*§§@ and i must've picked it up with my @§§*/-~,..
.¨,«/$§@## other belongings. ##@§$/«,¨.
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.,,-~†^%£@ 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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