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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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