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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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