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¨.¨¨.¨¨.¨. .¨.¨¨.¨¨.¨
..¨¨¨,,,,. statuette .,,,,¨¨¨..
~-..¨¨,,,¨ ¨,,,¨¨..-~
^~:.¨¨.... £$¤%@&%$$&§@§%¤%~~«»«=«-¤£@¤£@*@%§*&%£@$ ....¨¨.:~^
§/~~¨.,... £@$£§£&$$ ...,.¨~~/§
¤*:«,¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨,«:*¤
£*=†~,.¨.. 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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