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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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.#.##¨..¨, ,¨,¨,,#¤§.