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,.,,¨¨.-:= =:-.¨¨,,.,
,¨¨,.,«:*$ $*:«,.,¨¨,
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,¨,~*$£§£# 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. ¨,,¨,,.,.¨
¨¨.,..,.., ,..,..,.¨¨
,.¨¨¨¨,,,. .,,,¨¨¨¨.,
,,¨..¨¨.,¨ ¨,.¨¨..¨,,
¨.,,¨¨,¨¨~ ~¨¨,¨¨,,.¨
,,¨¨¨.¨¨-« «-¨¨.¨¨¨,,
.¨¨.....»= =».....¨¨.