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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. ¨,...,-=$$
$==,.¨,¨.¨ ¨.¨,¨.,==$
^-.¨.¨.,¨, 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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