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,.,@,¨§¨., *&&@§*$%& ,.,,¤§#,,.
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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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