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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. &,&§,,¨¨§,
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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. .,,££@¨.§.
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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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