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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 ,,=*=£¤###
##¤$$†=~.¨ river bed. ¨.~=†$$¤##
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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. ,.,.~=†=%¤
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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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