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,¨,¨..,.,, ,,.,..¨,¨,
,,¨¨¨¨¨.., ,..¨¨¨¨¨,,
,¨,¨...¨.¨ statuette ¨.¨...¨,¨,
,.¨¨¨.¨¨,. .,¨¨.¨¨¨.,
¨¨¨¨.,¨,.. §¤$$%***££$$%$££~»«»~-~~£%$&%%@@§$£@*§££ ..,¨,.¨¨¨¨
.¨.¨¨...¨. $£*¤*%$%& .¨...¨¨.¨.
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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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