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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. ...¨¨¨.-=^
=^--..,¨¨, ,¨¨,..--^=
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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. .¨,.,,,^~\
-^¨¨,.,,,, ,,,,.,¨¨^-
-,¨.¨,.,.. 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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