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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. ¨..#,¨.,.,
¨&..@,&&¨¨ ..,¨@¨¨,¨.
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,,¨@¨,§¨&¤ 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. @,.¨¨,,&,¨
.&,#¤¨,¨## ,#,¨,¨¨,&.
¨..§&¤.¨#, : ..§,..,.¨£
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,¤.,,@#&.. 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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