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