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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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