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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. .,.»*†¤£@#
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¶£$*~:,..¨ i am not followed, and slow down in the ¨..,:~*$£¶
£*=«,.¨.,, 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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