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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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