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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 .,,¨^»/§*#
@&$§†=:,¨, through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¨,:=†§$&@
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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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##£%%:~-,¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨,-~:%%£##
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#&%=~,,,¨. 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. ,.,.,¨¨.:=
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¨,,,,¨..,¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨,..¨,,,,¨
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@§;«-,,¨,. 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. .¨,,,..¨,.
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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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