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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. §,&#.¨.§¨¨
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.,,,.£,§&¨ = ,¨£.§&...@
@,¨..¨,£#¤ ¨.,¨£¤@,¨,
.@¨¨¨,¨#.§ 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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