.,,¨¨,,£¨, &,&§,&@@,¨
¨,,.,¨,.§, &.#§,£.§§¨
,,.¨¨,.¨¨§ &¨#@,¨¨¤¤§
¤¨.,¨.¨..¨ ¤,&#&¨,§.§
@&¨..,¨¨,¨ @.@,&#.¨.#
,&§,.¨.¨,¨ statuette &,,,@¤§.¨£
,&¤¤,¨¨,,¨ §#,¨&.@¤.,
,#¨@&¨,,¨, $&£¤£$*%$§$%%$$*»«~=«~=«$*%&¤¤§@$*£%%§£¤ ¨#¤¨.,£§@,
.,.§##.¨., £§§$%*&$§ ¨£&£,¨£¨£¤
§¨,#.¤&.¨. ,#.#£,¨.##
#¤..,§¤¤¨¨ 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. ..,¤@&¨,&.
@#§,.&,#§, .¨¨&.§¤.,.
§.&¤¨,,#¤@ ,¨..,&£#,,
,,#&¤¨.@¨¤ .,.¨¨§.&§¨
,¨¤,@&¨¨,£ £.,,¨¨¨&§#
&¨¨,¤&@,¨& ¨&.,,¨¨@¨¤
@@,¨£¨#§,. ¨,@¨,¨.,,¤