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