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.¨¨.¨¨.,¨, ,¨,.¨¨.¨¨.
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¨,¨.,..¨¨. statuette .¨¨..,.¨,¨
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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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