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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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¨.^~^†%@## ##@%†^~^.¨
..¨.»†%$&@ @&$%†».¨..
,.,¨:»^%$§ §$%^»:¨,.,
.¨,.,,»=§& &§=»,,.,¨.
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