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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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