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,¨¨.,¨.,¨, statuette ,¨,.¨,.¨¨,
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¨,..¨¨,.,: §&*$@£*@$$*%*£££~~«~-«~»*$@&§£%%&*%@%§£% :,.,¨¨..,¨
¨.¨.,,¨¨~~ £¤¤£§£§$% ~~¨¨,,.¨.¨
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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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