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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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