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