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