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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. ¨¨,.....¨¨
.¨,.,,.¨,¨ ¨,¨.,,.,¨.
¨,,.,.,..¨ = ¨..,.,.,,¨
¨.¨,.,,.¨, ,¨.,,.,¨.¨
.,,¨¨,,,¨. 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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