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¨¨.,¨¨..,. .,..¨¨,.¨¨
.,.¨,,.¨,. .,¨.,,¨.,.
,,..,,.,,¨ ¨,,.,,..,,
.¨¨¨.,¨,¨¨ ¨¨,¨,.¨¨¨.
.¨¨¨,¨¨,¨¨ statuette ¨¨,¨¨,¨¨¨.
¨.,¨,,¨,., ,.,¨,,¨,.¨
.¨..¨.¨,,¨ £&¤$*££@§&$@@§¤§-~«»~~=»$¤$£$¤@*¤§$@*&£§ ¨,,¨.¨..¨.
,..,¨,,¨.. %£%$$%£%* ..¨,,¨,..,
~-¨.¨,.¨,, ,,¨.,¨.¨-~
†~-,¨.¨¨¨. forests around my childhood home. thick .¨¨¨.¨,-~†
^/~...,¨¨¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨¨¨,...~/^
$†^=^¨.¨,. forgotten. wild boars roaming .,¨.¨^=^†$
£$†/=..¨.. underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ..¨..=/†$£
¶#$*\~-¨,¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨,¨-~\*$#¶
#@££%:».¨¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨¨.»:%££@#
#@#££^\-^. .^-\^££#@#
@@@£§;«,,¨ there's a river passing by, from east ¨,,«;§£@@@
££%^*»-¨,. to west, getting broader and deeper and .,¨-»*^%££
¤*^^».¨¨¨¨ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨¨¨¨.»^^*¤
%$^~~¨,... where the pine hands start to let ...,¨~~^$%
=†=,,.¨,¨¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨¨,¨.,,=†=
^«^¨,¨.,¨. river bed. .¨,.¨,¨^«^
~:,¨¨¨.¨,, ,,¨.¨¨¨,:~
,¨.¨¨,.,¨. * .¨,.,¨¨.¨,
,¨,¨¨.,..¨ ¨..,.¨¨,¨,
¨,¨.,..... the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight .....,.¨,¨
¨,¨¨.,,.¨. they had been a swampworld with sylvan .¨.,,.¨¨,¨
.,¨,¨,..¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨..,¨,¨,.
..¨,,¨,¨¨¨ you could've found me wallowing around ¨¨¨,¨,,¨..
,¨,¨,¨,,,. on the southern shores until i got .,,,¨,¨,¨,
,..¨,,¨... bitten. ...¨,,¨..,
¨.,,.,..¨¨ ¨¨..,.,,.¨
,,,¨,,¨,,, but now i'm further back, on solid ,,,¨,,¨,,,
.,,¨,¨¨¨¨, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,¨¨¨¨,¨,,.
»-¨..,,¨¨¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨¨¨,,..¨-»
\~:¨,,¨¨,¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨,¨¨,,¨:~\
=;~-.¨,... ...,¨.-~;=
$==~~,,,,. \ .,,,,~~==$
&&§^-,,¨.¨ ¨.¨,,-^§&&
@£$$\«-.., 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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,¨.,¨,¨,¨. .¨,¨,¨,.¨,
¨.¨¨¨..,,, ,,,..¨¨¨.¨
..¨,¨,.¨.¨ ¨.¨.,¨,¨..