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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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