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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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