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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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##£§§$†=-, to west, getting broader and deeper and ,-=†$§§£##
#@@£*:~:,¨ 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 ¨,,.~~^%%&
@¤$§/»:,¨¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨¨,:»/§$¤@
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##££%†=»,. 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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¨,¨.,.¨¨¨. 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. ¨,,.^~*†£#
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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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