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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. ¤@@..§¨..#
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.#¨¤§,.,,, 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. ....,¨£.¤&
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§¨£@,.&,¨# 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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