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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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