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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. *%:-.¨.,.¨
¨,,¨,,,-=% %=-,,,¨,,¨
,.¨¨¨,,,~^ / ^~,,,¨¨¨.,
¨¨....,.~» »~.,....¨¨
¨.¨¨¨¨.¨., 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 $§;~:¨,¨¨¨
.¨.,¨,.«/= to get up, still looking at the =/«.,¨,.¨.
,,,,.,.:=: direction of sound rather than at my :=:.,.,,,,
¨.,,,¨¨,-« hands, who are busy putting things in «-,¨¨,,,.¨
,..¨,,.,., my pockets. ,.,.,,¨..,
¨¨¨¨,,,,,, ,,,,,,¨¨¨¨
,¨¨..,.,,, then i run east toward my home. ,,,.,..¨¨,
,,,¨¨,..¨, ,¨..,¨¨,,,
.¨.,..,¨.¨ : ¨.¨,..,.¨.
,¨¨,¨¨,.¨. .¨.,¨¨,¨¨,
,..,,,,.¨, i am not followed, and slow down in the ,¨.,,,,..,
¨...,,..~~ clearing where you at first can spot ~~..,,...¨
....,..-=\ the house, not yet really in the \=-..,....
,¨.,.,.=/^ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ^/=.,.,.¨,
.,.¨.~»*=$ 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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