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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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*~,¨¨,.,¨¨ 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. ...~/§####
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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. ,,¨¨¨¨,~»^
=-¨,.¨,,.¨ ¨.,,¨.,¨-=
~.¨,¨.¨.¨, 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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