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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. ¨..¨¨,,...
:¨¨¨.¨¨.¨, ,¨.¨¨.¨¨¨:
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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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