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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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,,.¨,¨¨.¨. 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.             ^=,.,.¨.¨¨
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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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