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