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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 ¨¨¨~«†%$£@
#¶#£%*~..¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨..~*%£#¶#
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##§$†\»,¨¨ 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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