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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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