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¨,.,.^»\†@ @†\»^.,.,¨
.¨¨.,~^†@¤ statuette ¤@†^~,.¨¨.
.,¨--†*@££ ££@*†--¨,.
.,,=:$&&¶# §*§£@$$*%£@%@&%$~«=~-«=»$§$@%£$%¤@$£&££$ #¶&&$:=,,.
¨,-/%@¤@## &&%@££@$& ##@¤@%/-,¨
.,^»^^%&¶# #¶&%^^»^,.
¨¨.~~:^%§# 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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¨,¨,.¨^=*§ §*=^¨.,¨,¨
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