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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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##@%%^~,¨¨ 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 ,¨¨:~/%%##
§£$:«.,,.¨ bitten. ¨.,,.«:$£§
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*;«~,¨.,.. 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. .¨¨¨.,-;§%
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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. .¨....¨,¨.
~.¨,.¨,¨¨. .¨¨,¨.,¨.~
»-.¨,¨.¨¨, 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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