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