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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. ¨.¨¨.@§&¨.
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,.,,,¤¤£¨¨ † #.,¨,,,¤§¤
§,..¨¤¨§&. ¨¤¨,.,¨&¨£
§&¨,¨.,#@¤ 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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