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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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