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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 ,,¨,~;*@@#
##£§$;~-.. where the pine hands start to let ..-~;$§£##
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;=:,¨,¨¨,. 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 .¨,¨¨.,.«†
$;~-,¨,,.. through the ground just how large it is. ..,,¨,-~;$
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@¶#$\~-.¨, to get up, still looking at the ,¨.-~\$#¶@
##@§£/«,¨. direction of sound rather than at my .¨,«/£§@##
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#@££%/~,.. my pockets. ..,~/%££@#
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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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^¨¨¨¨,¨¨,¨ 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 .¨,,-†&£@#
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