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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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#@¤@*†»^., 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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#£$*/=,,.. = ..,,=/*$£#
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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. ¨,¨,,¨.,.¨
¨.¨,.,¨..¨ ¨..¨,.,¨.¨
..¨,¨¨,¨,. / .,¨,¨¨,¨..
.,,,,.¨,¨, ,¨,¨.,,,,.
,,¨¨¨..¨,¨ 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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