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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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&£¨¨,.§..¤ ,..¨¨.,.£.
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