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