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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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.,,,¨.,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,.¨,,,.
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.¨,.,¨,,¨. .¨,,¨,.,¨.
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.¨,¨¨¨,,,= =,,,¨¨¨,¨.