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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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