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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. §&.¨.,§,&@
&.¨.¨..,,& ¤£§¨..¨¨@§
&§,¨..,.,@ = &¨§¤...¨¤.
&££.,.,,¨¨ .¨§££¨,¨,.
&.§¤,..,,¨ 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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.,¨&£#..£. ..#,,#.¨.¨