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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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