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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. ,¨¨.¨¨¨¨,»
..¨,¨,.,¨¨ ¨¨,.,¨,¨..
¨..¨¨,..¨¨ ¨¨..,¨¨..¨
,,,¨¨¨¨,,. .,,¨¨¨¨,,,
¨.,.¨,,¨., ,.¨,,¨.,.¨
,,¨..¨.¨.. ..¨.¨..¨,,
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