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