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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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