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.¨¨¨.¨,»=^ statuette ^=»,¨.¨¨¨.
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,.¨...,¨-~ %§§@@$££*&%&£@&£««»«~~-=$£$@§%$%@*$$%¤£$ ~-¨,...¨.,
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¨.,,,.,¨,, forests around my childhood home. thick ,,¨,.,,,.¨
¨,..,¨,.,, pine arcades that were planted and ,,.,¨,..,¨
..¨,¨,.... forgotten. wild boars roaming ....,¨,¨..
,,.¨.,.¨,. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it .,¨.,.¨.,,
..¨,..,..¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨..,..,¨..
,¨,.¨,¨,¨¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨¨,¨,¨.,¨,
¨,¨,,.,¨.¨ ¨.¨,.,,¨,¨
,¨.,,.¨.¨. there's a river passing by, from east .¨.¨.,,.¨,
.¨,¨.,.,,^ to west, getting broader and deeper and ^,,.,.¨,¨.
.,,¨¨,,.-« slower as it goes. equisetum grow just «-.,,¨¨,,.
,¨.¨¨,.,«; where the pine hands start to let ;«,.,¨¨.¨,
,¨,¨,.^«^% through light, horsemint on the rocky %^«^.,¨,¨,
¨¨.,¨:==$$ 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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