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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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