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