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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 #@@£$%=~^,
..~«;%£&@@ hands, who are busy putting things in @@&£%;«~..
¨,,:~\†*## my pockets. ##*†\~:,,¨
¨,.¨,-=%%£ £%%=-,¨.,¨
..,,¨~»:*¤ then i run east toward my home. ¤*:»~¨,,..
,¨,,.,~»*% %*»~,.,,¨,
,...¨,¨.=\ \ \=.¨,¨...,
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,¨¨..¨,¨,, i am not followed, and slow down in the ,,¨,¨..¨¨,
¨¨¨¨...... clearing where you at first can spot ......¨¨¨¨
.,..¨...,, the house, not yet really in the ,,...¨..,.
..,¨.,,.¨¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨¨.,,.¨,..
,..,,.,.¨. radio (now dented) but also a small .¨.,.,,..,
.¨,¨.¨.¨., clay figure i've never seen before. it ,.¨.¨.¨,¨.
,,¨,,¨...¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨...¨,,¨,,
..,,¨¨¨¨¨¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨¨¨¨¨¨,,..
¨¨¨..¨¨.,, other belongings. ,,.¨¨..¨¨¨
.,,¨.¨¨¨,¨ ¨,¨¨¨.¨,,.
...,¨¨...- it's a statuette of a girl laying naked -...¨¨,...
¨,....¨.-= on her stomach, feet in the air, =-.¨....,¨
,.,.¨¨¨.»† roughly seven centimeters long. it's †».¨¨¨.,.,
,.¨,.,--=† freshly made, not yet completely dried. †=--,.,¨.,
¨,¨,,,~†^¤ ¤^†~,,,¨,¨
,.,¨,~^†$£ 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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