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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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