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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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##@@*%\~~¨ 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. .¨¨:~†%§££
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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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.....¨,.¨¨ 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 ,¨¨¨,-~/*&
&$*\~~,,.. freshly made, not yet completely dried. ..,,~~\*$&
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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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