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-.,.,.,,,¨ statuette ¨,,,.,.,.-
==.¨,¨,.., ,..,¨,¨.==
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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. .¨.:~/%%§£
##¤$†^«,,, ,,,«^†$¤##
##@£¤*†~,, 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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