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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. ,¨¨¨,,»^*%
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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. .¨...,¨,.¨
,.¨,¨¨,.¨. .¨.,¨¨,¨.,
..¨¨.,.,.¨ \ ¨.,.,.¨¨..
~:,¨..¨¨., ,.¨¨..¨,:~
:»^,.¨,.¨¨ 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. ,,:«\*%#@#
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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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