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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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