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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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