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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 .,,¨.~;**#
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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. ¨..,¨,¨,-~
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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. ,,¨:«\^%£@
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£&§^«,,¨.¨ 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 ...»:†%£##
#¤$^/=,,,¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨,,,=/^$¤#
#$==~,,,,, and i must've picked it up with my ,,,,,~==$#
$%=»,.,¨,, other belongings. ,,¨,.,»=%$
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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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