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