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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. ¨.¨¨,,¨¨¨,
,.¨..,¨... ...¨,..¨.,
.¨,,,.,.., \ ,..,.,,,¨.
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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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££@$^-,¨,, invisible to my eyes but i can feel ,,¨,-^$@££
&£†;~¨.,,. 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. .:\†%&@@##
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#@@$%=~.., it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ,..~=%$@@#
@¤¤§†.,¨¨¨ 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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