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