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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. ,¨,¨.,,,¨,
,¨,,.¨.¨., ,.¨.¨.,,¨,
...,.,..,¨ : ¨,..,.,...
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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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