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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. ¨,¨,,^»/^%
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-.,,..¨..¨ 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. ..¨.¨,~:^£
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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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