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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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