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,.,,¨¨¨¨.» $¤£§*%&@£ ».¨¨¨¨,,.,
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....,.-»=* forests around my childhood home. thick *=»-.,....
.,.,,~-==¤ pine arcades that were planted and ¤==-~,,.,.
.,,,,~*=@& forgotten. wild boars roaming &@=*~,,,,.
¨¨.,=†§$§@ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it @§$§†=,.¨¨
,.,~^%%&£# is dark and moist, the canopy having #£&%%^~,.,
¨^=;^££@## already soaked up all the sun. ##@££^;=^¨
.,^~:*§£#@ @#£§*:~^,.
.,¨,~\%% there's a river passing by, from east #&%%\~,¨,.
¨.,..~:%%¤ to west, getting broader and deeper and ¤%%:~..,.¨
¨,¨.,.~/$% slower as it goes. equisetum grow just %$/~.,.¨,¨
,.¨,¨¨~-:* where the pine hands start to let *:-~¨¨,¨.,
,.¨,,.¨~-: through light, horsemint on the rocky :-~¨.,,¨.,
.,,,¨,¨¨-« river bed. «-¨¨,¨,,,.
¨¨..¨,¨..~ ~..¨,¨..¨¨
...¨.¨¨.., ; ,..¨¨.¨...
.¨¨.,¨¨¨,. .,¨¨¨,.¨¨.
,¨¨..,..,. the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight .,..,..¨¨,
.,¨¨.¨,.¨, they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,¨.,¨.¨¨,.
,¨..¨.,.^» water, stone rings and floating moss. »^.,.¨..¨,
¨....¨,~~^ you could've found me wallowing around ^~~,¨....¨
¨.¨.¨¨.-;^ on the southern shores until i got ^;-.¨¨.¨.¨
¨¨,...=\$* bitten. *$\=...,¨¨
,,.¨:»*†¤# #¤†*»:¨.,,
,¨,:~†*# 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. ~,¨.¨¨,.,,
..¨¨,,¨.¨, ,¨.¨,,¨¨..
...,¨.¨.,. 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 ##@§£$:~~,
..,===£¤£# the house, not yet really in the #£¤£===,..
¨¨,.-:†%£@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @£%†:-.,¨¨
.¨¨.~»:^&@ radio (now dented) but also a small @&^:»~.¨¨.
.,,.¨,«^=£ clay figure i've never seen before. it £=^«,¨.,,.
.¨¨,.¨~=:^ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ^:=~¨.,¨¨.
¨¨¨,.¨¨.»; and i must've picked it up with my ;».¨¨.,¨¨¨
¨,...¨,.,- other belongings. -,.,¨...,¨
,¨¨,.,,¨,~ ~,¨,,.,¨¨,
,¨,¨,.¨¨¨¨ it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ¨¨¨¨.,¨,¨,
¨.,¨.¨,¨¨. on her stomach, feet in the air, .¨¨,¨.¨,.¨
¨,.¨,,,.,¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨,.,,,¨.,¨
,.¨¨,¨,,¨~ freshly made, not yet completely dried. ~¨,,¨,¨¨.,
.,.,¨,,,^= =^,,,¨,.,.
...,.¨¨^»^ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ^»^¨¨.,...
.¨,,¨.-~;* particle board for it to dry on, but *;~-.¨,,¨.
,¨,,¨^«†%% she is worried and wants me to %%†«^¨,,¨,
,,,.-»=*$¤ throw it away. ¤$*=»-.,,,
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