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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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