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,¨..¨¨,¨,» 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. &*;«:.,¨,.
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