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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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