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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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