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.¨,¨¨¨,¨.. ..¨,¨¨¨,¨.
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.¨.¨¨.,¨,, statuette ,,¨,.¨¨.¨.
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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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