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,¨¨¨¨..¨¨, ,¨¨..¨¨¨¨,
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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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