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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. ,,,=†=£@##
#¤@†=«,..¨ ¨..,«=†@¤#
#¤^^=:¨¨,¨ * ¨,¨¨:=^^¤#
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%†»,,,¨... 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 ,.==%££###
#@&$%*=,,, my pockets. ,,,=*%$&@#
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#*=^~^.,.¨ then i run east toward my home. ¨.,.^~^=*#
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-~,¨¨.¨,.. 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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