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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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