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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. #@,¨.@§£,.
¨.¤#§,¨@¨£ @&&.¨@¨¤£.
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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. #&.¨,¤@§¨.
,.££@,.@,¤ £#§,.&¨#£.
¨¨&¨¤@,..§ then i run east toward my home. ¤.¤@,,.@£§
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¨@§,¨¨#&#, ,..¨¤#&,,&
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.£.£¤.,,#¤ 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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