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¨¨,,..¨¨¨¨ statuette ¨¨¨¨..,,¨¨
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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 ,,¨...-~**
$%:=~.,,,. is dark and moist, the canopy having .,,,.~=:%$
£$**-.¨,,. already soaked up all the sun. .,,¨.-**$£
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#¶@$*;-,¨, there's a river passing by, from east ,¨,-;*$@¶#
###@%$=»., to west, getting broader and deeper and ,.»=$%@###
#¶§£*=~-,, 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. ...,¨,~†§¤
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/«-.,.¨.,. 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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