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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. .,,,..,.,~
\=:,,,.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.,,,:=\
^^=....¨¨, 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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