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,¨¨.,.,¨-= =-¨,.,.¨¨,
.,,,,.¨.-; statuette ;-.¨.,,,,.
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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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