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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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..¨¨,,¨¨,¨ \ ¨,¨¨,,¨¨..
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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. ¨,.¨,,¨¨..
¨...,,¨,¨. .¨,¨,,...¨
...¨.¨¨.,. 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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