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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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