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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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¨¨@¨,..¨¨¨ .,£.,§,,£.