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.¨.¨¨,¨~-= =-~¨,¨¨.¨.
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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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