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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. .¨,#¨.,¨,,
.£.,¨#,§§, ¨.¨.&.¨¨..
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,,.¤¨¨.¤¨& ...¨,.§¨,,
¨.¨.#.,.,§ 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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#.¨&.¨.¨,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel .&.,.&&@¨.
,¤¨.@.,,., through the ground just how large it is. .,#..£¨£#.
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@,.£,¨¤¨¨¨ 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. ¨,.,¨.§§§¨
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@¨.¨¨¨¨§,. 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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