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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. ,¨.,.....¨
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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. .,.~~\*###
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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. ,.,.¨.,~-^
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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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