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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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