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