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