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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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