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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. =».¨,.¨¨¨,
,,¨¨¨,,,-~ ~-,,,¨¨¨,,
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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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