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.¨...,,,¨. statuette .¨,,,...¨.
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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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