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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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