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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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