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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 ¨¨....~†§%
==-^¨.,..¨ 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 ..~«;*&@@#
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##@$^;-:¨. through the ground just how large it is. .¨:-;^$@##
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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 ¨.¨..,-;=&
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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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