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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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