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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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