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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 ¨¨,~=†^§§@
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#@£&$*;~~¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨~~;*$&£@#
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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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¨..¨¨¨¨¨,¨ 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 .,.¨¨¨.,¨¨
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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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#@@&%*\~:, 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. ¨~~^=%§@@#
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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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