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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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