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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. ¨,¨..£#@¨¨
,¨¨¨,¨,,§§ ¨.,,.£¨£@.
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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. ,,.,£,,@.¨
,@...¨¨¨¨& .¨¨,¨#¨¨&.
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.§¨¨#,.... 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. .§,,.,§¨,.
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.¨@.¨¨,¨§. 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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