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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. .¨.¨,¨¨¨,,
¨.,,.,.¨.¨ ¨.¨.,.,,.¨
¨..,..,,,¨ 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. ,.¨,,,¨¨,,
,.¨..,,¨¨. .¨¨,,..¨.,
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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, ,.,,.-**£#
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##@@%*=^,. 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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