¨,¨¨.,.,¨¨ ¨¨,.,.¨¨,¨
,¨¨.¨¨,.,: :,.,¨¨.¨¨,
.,¨,.,¨¨^» »^¨¨,.,¨,.
,..,.,.,~^ ^~,.,.,..,
,,¨,.,,«:§ §:«,,.,¨,,
.,¨¨.-=:^% statuette %^:=-.¨¨,.
,,,.,=†$§§ §§$†=,.,,,
,¨.,-†*¤£# @%¤*%@£@%&*£§%%*»-~~==«~$£$$$¤§%§§%£%&&£ #£¤*†-,.¨,
,,,~:%¤@## @%@¤£%£*% ##@¤%:~,,,
,,~†%*§£## ##£§*%†~,,
.¨--:=%£@# forests around my childhood home. thick #@£%=:--¨.
,¨,,-*$$£¶ 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. ¨,¨,¨,...¨
¨,¨.¨¨¨¨., ,.¨¨¨¨.¨,¨
¨.¨,.,,.¨, ,¨.,,.,¨.¨
,¨¨,,¨.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.¨,,¨¨,
¨¨,,¨,.,¨¨ ¨¨,.,¨,,¨¨
¨¨,,..,,¨¨ ¨¨,,..,,¨¨
,,¨,,,,,¨¨ ¨¨,,,,,¨,,