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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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,.,.,..,=^ ^=,..,.,.,
..¨¨.¨,«*% %*«,¨.¨¨..
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..¨..-**%§ §%**-..¨..