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,¨,¨,,,-:* *:-,,,¨,¨,
..¨,.,~;^$ $^;~,.,¨..
¨¨.¨,»*=*@ @*=*»,¨.¨¨
.¨,,-;$@¤# statuette #¤@$;-,,¨.
,,:~†%$§## ##§$%†~:,,
.~~:%&&### ¤$$$¤¤£$£*%£%§*£~«=~~-~~%*$%$%$&§¤$%%¤£§ ###&&%:~~.
.¨-«:*%### *§$$£$£$@ ###%*:«-¨.
.¨,:~\=*&# #&*=\~:,¨.
¨¨,¨~»^*@§ 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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