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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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.¨¨.¨.~=;* *;=~.¨.¨¨.
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.¨,.¨,¨¨:~ ~:¨¨,¨.,¨.
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