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¨.,.,\§¤&¶                 statuette                ¶&¤§\,.,.¨
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,.^;%&@£## £%%&£§&§%@$%**%%-~=««»«~*@$£@¤$$%£@*%$%¤ ##£@&%;^.,
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.¨.-\*¤¤@# forests around my childhood home.  thick #@¤¤*\-.¨.
¨,,,,:^&#£ pine   arcades  that  were  planted  and £#&^:,,,,¨
¨¨¨.¨~†=£@      forgotten. wild boars roaming       @£=†~¨.¨¨¨
.,¨¨,,^†%& underneath, sniffing at  the  ground. it &%†^,,¨¨,.
.¨¨..,,^*† is  dark  and moist,  the  canopy having †*^,,..¨¨.
¨,,.,,.¨-= already   soaked   up   all   the   sun. =-¨.,,.,,¨
,.¨.¨.....                                          .....¨.¨.,
,.,,..,¨,. there's a  river  passing  by, from east .,¨,..,,.,
.¨¨,¨¨¨¨¨, to west, getting  broader and deeper and ,¨¨¨¨¨,¨¨.
,¨,¨.,,... slower  as  it goes. equisetum grow just ...,,.¨,¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,¨. where  the  pine  hands  start   to  let .¨,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,,.¨.¨¨,¨. through light,  horsemint  on  the rocky .¨,¨¨.¨.,,
,,,¨,.,,,¨                river bed.                ¨,,,.,¨,,,
,...¨,,.¨,                                          ,¨.,,¨...,
¨¨,¨¨¨,,.-                     /                    -.,,¨¨¨,¨¨
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.¨¨¨,¨,.^§ the riverbanks reek  of  magic.  tonight §^.,¨,¨¨¨.
,¨..¨.,*%£ they  had been  a swampworld with sylvan £%*,.¨..¨,
,¨..../^$§ water,  stone  rings and  floating moss. §$^/....¨,
¨,.,.;*§@@ you could've  found  me wallowing around @@§*;.,.,¨
,.,,*^%#@# on  the  southern  shores  until  i  got #@#%^*,,.,
,.-=*£@@@#                 bitten.                  #@@@£*=-.,
.::*£&@@##                                          ##@@&£*::.
¨¨,^=*£¶## but  now  i'm  further  back,  on  solid ##¶£*=^,¨¨
¨¨,:=*£#@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with  an #@#£*=:,¨¨
,,,¨:**%¤# orange  tin  radio  and   a  translucent #¤%**:¨,,,
,...,.==%£      umbrella which i'm sitting on.      £%==.,...,
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¨,¨,¨,.¨.: somethings  moving  in  the  grass. it's :.¨.,¨,¨,¨
..,,,,.,¨, invisible  to  my  eyes  but  i can feel ,¨,.,,,,..
¨.¨..¨¨¨¨¨ through the ground just how large it is. ¨¨¨¨¨..¨.¨
,.,¨,,,..,                                          ,..,,,¨,.,
¨¨.¨¨¨.,¨¨ the soil  is  muddy. i slip when  trying ¨¨,.¨¨¨.¨¨
,,..¨,¨,¨. to   get  up,   still  looking  at   the .¨,¨,¨..,,
,,,...¨,¨¨ direction  of sound  rather than  at  my ¨¨,¨...,,,
,,¨¨...,¨¨ hands,  who  are  busy putting things in ¨¨,...¨¨,,
,,¨¨,¨¨,¨~               my pockets.                ~¨,¨¨,¨¨,,
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.¨...,.-;= then   i  run   east  toward  my   home. =;-.,...¨.
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..¨,;*%#£# i am not followed,  and slow down in the #£#%*;,¨..
¨,-==§&### clearing  where  you at  first can  spot ###&§==-,¨
.-=^&§#### the  house,  not   yet  really  in   the ####§&^=-.
,.:/*£@¶## backyard.  from my pockets i retrieve my ##¶@£*/:.,
.,.:=^*§#@ radio  (now  dented)  but  also a  small @#§*^=:.,.
,.¨..:$%££ 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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