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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. .,.,,¨,¨¨:
¨..¨¨....¨ ¨....¨¨..¨
.¨...¨,¨,. : .,¨,¨...¨.
..¨¨,..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..,¨¨..
.¨¨,¨¨,.¨. 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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##¶§*=~^¨. 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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