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;~,.,.¨,¨¨ ¨¨,¨.,.,~;
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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. .,.¨-~*%¤£
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$*~,¨¨,.., = ,..,¨¨,~*$
^«^..,¨..¨ ¨..¨,..^«^
~,,¨,..¨., 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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