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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. ,¨.¨¤,#@¨¨
.@.¨¨..¨¨¨ .,¨.¨.&@&,
..¤¨,..¨,, † ,,.¨¨,&.§£
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¤§.,#..,,, 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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¨¨¤.,.,¨.¨ = ...¨.#¨@§.
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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. ,¨¤.&§..¤.
.,§,,,,¨.¤ ¨¨¨,@£&.¨£
#.¨@¨...,¤ * .¨,.#.¤¤.,
.@,¨&,,.., ¨,,,,,£#§,
,¨§,.£¨.,¨ 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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