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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. ¨¨¨..¨,.&.
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,§.¨¨.,..& ¤..¨..¨.,,
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