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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. *»,,..¨,¨.
.¨¨¨¨¨--%% %%--¨¨¨¨¨.
...¨,.«$§& \ &§$«.,¨...
.,¨¨~=†§#£ £#§†=~¨¨,.
,,,.-=§£#@ 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. ,.¨..¨,..,
¨¨.¨.¨,¨., ,.¨,¨.¨.¨¨
,,¨,¨.¨.¨. 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. $=-,..,¨,,
¨.,,¨,^»=% %=»^,¨,,.¨
,¨¨¨.~»%§¤ then i run east toward my home. ¤§%»~.¨¨¨,
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¨,,=*$&### 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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