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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. ¨.,,¨¨,¨,.
.,.,,¨¨,,¨ ¨,,¨¨,,.,.
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,..¨,¨.¨,: :,¨.¨,¨..,
,,¨..¨¨,,= =,,¨¨..¨,,
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