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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. .&¨¤@,¨¨,.
,¨,,&,&@,¨ ¨,.#§§¨¨¨¨
,.,,,.&¤&, ^ ¤.,¤,@#,¨.
,¨...,&¨#& .&¨¨.&#§¨,
¨..,¨,¨.#& 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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