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,¨.¨,.¨.., ,..¨.,¨.¨,
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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. .,.¨,.,¨.¨
..,..,¨¨.. ..¨¨,..,..
,,,,,.,¨¨. * .¨¨,.,,,,,
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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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