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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. #%=:»..¨¨.
.,,,¨^=:§$ $§:=^¨,,,.
...¨¨.~«†§ ; §†«~.¨¨...
.,..¨,¨,~^ ^~,¨,¨..,.
¨¨¨.¨,¨¨,~ somethings moving in the grass. it's ~,¨¨,¨.¨¨¨
.¨.¨..¨,.^ invisible to my eyes but i can feel ^.,¨..¨.¨.
,,¨.,,,¨,, through the ground just how large it is. ,,¨,,,.¨,,
,,.¨¨,¨¨., ,.¨¨,¨¨.,,
.,.¨,¨..¨. the soil is muddy. i slip when trying .¨..¨,¨.,.
,.,..,,¨.. to get up, still looking at the ..¨,,..,.,
.¨¨.,¨¨¨¨. direction of sound rather than at my .¨¨¨¨,.¨¨.
¨,¨,¨.¨,¨. hands, who are busy putting things in .¨,¨.¨,¨,¨
,.¨,¨.¨.¨. my pockets. .¨.¨.¨,¨.,
.¨,¨.¨¨,.¨ ¨.,¨¨.¨,¨.
¨.¨¨,¨,,.. then i run east toward my home. ..,,¨,¨¨.¨
¨.,,¨..¨¨^ ^¨¨..¨,,.¨
,...,.,¨,« / «,¨,.,...,
,¨.¨,¨,--; ;--,¨,¨.¨,
¨,,.,.-=^^ i am not followed, and slow down in the ^^=-.,.,,¨
¨.,¨.~»=*£ clearing where you at first can spot £*=»~.¨,.¨
.,,,,=;†¤£ the house, not yet really in the £¤†;=,,,,.
,¨¨:-†%@£@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @£@%†-:¨¨,
,,~=/$%@£# 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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