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,¨¨.¨../§% %§/..¨.¨¨,
.¨¨.,~:=@¤ statuette ¤@=:~,.¨¨.
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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. ¨,..¨,¨¨,.
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