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