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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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.,.¨.¨.... ....¨.¨.,.
,..¨,.¨,.¨ 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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