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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. ...,¨,#,,.
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.¨,,£,.@.& / ¨.¨,¨.¨¨¤.
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§,¨...¤,.§ 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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