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¨¨.¨£§@.., ¤¤&¨,,.¨,.
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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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