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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. ,,¨,^~/§¤@
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@£¤@$†~~,¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨,~~†$@¤£@
#§$%=«.¨., they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,.¨.«=%$§#
#*§*~:¨¨.. 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. .,,¨,=:=£@
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#@§%%^~^,¨ 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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