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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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