,¨¨.¨¨,¨¨, ,¨¨,¨¨.¨¨,
...¨¨¨¨¨,¨ ¨,¨¨¨¨¨...
¨¨....,,.¨ ¨.,,....¨¨
.¨¨¨.¨,.¨, ,¨.,¨.¨¨¨.
-..,.,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,.,..-
»^..¨.¨,,¨ statuette ¨,,¨.¨..^»
/~~¨,,..,. .,..,,¨~~/
*^--¨..,,. §$@£@¤*§*%$*$££*~~»»«--~%§§$§¤$@$**£*@$$ .,,..¨--^*
£%*«,¨¨,,, £$££¤§@£$ ,,,¨¨,«*%£
£@§:-,¨.¨, ,¨.¨,-:§@£
#@%%^~,¨., 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. ¨,,.¨..,¨:
¨¨.¨.¨,,.. ..,,¨.¨.¨¨
..¨.¨¨.¨,. .,¨.¨¨.¨..
,,.¨,,¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨,,¨.,,
,.¨,.¨¨¨.¨ ¨.¨¨¨.,¨.,
..¨.,,¨,,, ,,,¨,,.¨..
,.¨,..,,.¨ ¨.,,..,¨.,