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,¨¨.,¨~«\= =\«~¨,.¨¨,
,.,¨.,~=%§ §%=~,.¨,.,
,,¨..=\=*§ statuette §*=\=..¨,,
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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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