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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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