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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 $%/~.¨.,¨¨
.,,...:»=% slower as it goes. equisetum grow just %=»:...,,.
,¨.¨¨¨¨,-= where the pine hands start to let =-,¨¨¨¨.¨,
¨¨¨¨,¨,,,» through light, horsemint on the rocky »,,,¨,¨¨¨¨
¨.,¨.,¨,.~ river bed. ~.,¨,.¨,.¨
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..,,¨,.¨,. .,¨.,¨,,..
¨¨¨..¨¨.,. the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight .,.¨¨..¨¨¨
,,.,,.,... they had been a swampworld with sylvan ...,.,,.,,
¨,,¨,.¨,¨¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨,¨.,¨,,¨
,..¨,,,,,. you could've found me wallowing around .,,,,,¨..,
,.,¨,,,¨¨, on the southern shores until i got ,¨¨,,,¨,.,
¨,.¨¨,.¨¨. bitten. .¨¨.,¨¨.,¨
.,,¨¨...,, ,,...¨¨,,.
,.,.¨,,,^» but now i'm further back, on solid »^,,,¨.,.,
.¨¨...¨,-= ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an =-,¨...¨¨.
¨¨,¨,¨^«;§ orange tin radio and a translucent §;«^¨,¨,¨¨
,¨,¨¨.~==& umbrella which i'm sitting on. &==~.¨¨,¨,
¨.,¨,«†*$& &$*†«,¨,.¨
.,.:-†$$§# : #§$$†-:.,.
.¨,~\^@#£# #£#@^\~,¨.
.,~††@¤@## 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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