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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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@¶&¤$~^.,. there's a river passing by, from east .,.^~$¤&¶@
¶&*^~:.¨¨, 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. ,.,,,:-§§£
£&¤=»^.¨.. ..¨.^»=¤&£
#@&**~,,,, 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. ,,,¨...,¨.
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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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