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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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