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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. .,§#¤.¨¨¨,
,..@.¨,¨.§ .,£.¤&¨..¨
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.,,¨.¨&,., 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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