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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. ,,¨.¨.,~†%
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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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,¨¨.¨,.,,¨ 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. .¨¨,.~\*&@
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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 ¨¨.¨,,~=%¤
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