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