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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. .¨¨,..¨,¨¨
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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. -¨¨.,...,¨
¨,.¨,,,,.. ..,,,,¨.,¨
¨..¨,,¨,,, 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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