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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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¨,¤¨¨,¨.£, #.¨@,.£¨#£
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