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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. ¨..¨,.¨.¨,
¨.,.,¨¨,,. .,,¨¨,.,.¨
,,,.,.,... ^ ...,.,.,,,
,¨¨¨,¨,,.¨ ¨.,,¨,¨¨¨,
,¨,.¨¨¨¨¨, 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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