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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. @£#¤%^~,,.
.^~***#### ####***~^.
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