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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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