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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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