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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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