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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. §$*\~,,¨¨.
.¨,¨¨-~:*§ §*:~-¨¨,¨.
.,,,¨.,«\† ; †\«,.¨,,,.
¨¨¨..¨..-† †-..¨..¨¨¨
¨.¨,.,¨,^- the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight -^,¨,.,¨.¨
¨,,¨¨,..,~ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ~,..,¨¨,,¨
,,¨.,¨.¨¨¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨¨.¨,.¨,,
..,.,.,¨,, you could've found me wallowing around ,,¨,.,.,..
.,,¨¨,¨,¨. on the southern shores until i got .¨,¨,¨¨,,.
¨,..¨,.,.¨ bitten. ¨.,.,¨..,¨
¨.,¨,¨,.,. .,.,¨,¨,.¨
,..¨¨¨.,.. but now i'm further back, on solid ..,.¨¨¨..,
.,¨¨¨¨,,¨¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨¨,,¨¨¨¨,.
¨.,.,,.,.¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨.,.,,.,.¨
¨¨.¨¨.¨¨,. umbrella which i'm sitting on. .,¨¨.¨¨.¨¨
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,¨¨.,.,¨-« † «-¨,.,.¨¨,
,¨,,¨¨,-~\ \~-,¨¨,,¨,
.,..¨.-=/$ 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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