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