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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. ##£¤**«,¨¨
,^-†*§¤£## ##£¤§*†-^,
,~^*$#¶@## / ##@¶#$*^~,
,-»**$@@@# #@@@$**»-,
¨¨~»/*@@£@ 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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