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