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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. †=^¨..,,¨,
¨.,,.,..~- -~..,.,,.¨
.¨.¨¨¨¨.,: ^ :,.¨¨¨¨.¨.
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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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