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.¨¨¨,¨¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨¨,¨¨¨.
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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. &§*~,..¨..
¨.,,¨¨.=†† ††=.¨¨,,.¨
¨¨..¨.¨-=/ /=-¨.¨..¨¨
¨...¨.¨,.~ ~.,¨.¨...¨
,,.,¨,.¨.~ ~.¨.,¨,.,,
,¨¨...¨¨.¨ ¨.¨¨...¨¨,
..¨¨¨,¨,¨¨ ¨¨,¨,¨¨¨..