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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. ¤¨#@¨¨.¤§¤
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.£&&.,,¨¨¨ 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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