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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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