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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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