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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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.@££¨,..,¨ ,£.@¤,¨@,¨
¨£.§#¨¨,.. ,¨.£&&¨,§¨
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