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.¨¨,.,§,,, ,¤.#¨§.##,
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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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