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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. ,..,....¨¨
,.¨,¨¨@,¨¨ ¨,¨,.,,,.¨
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.,,,,,.,#¨ ¨&,¨¨..¨,¨
¨¨.¨,¨¨¨¨¤ 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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