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.¨¨,¨,,,,¨                statuette                 ¨,,,,¨,¨¨.
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.¨..,.,.-= ££$%*%$£@@££&££¤==«~~«=»¤§§¤£%$£¤@%££$%% =-.,.,..¨.
¨,¨,¨,..«=                *$%&*%%%*                 =«..,¨,¨,¨
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,¨..¨-»/*£ forests around my childhood home.  thick £*/»-¨..¨,
...¨-«=*%# pine  arcades   that  were  planted  and #%*=«-¨...
¨¨,.~;%%¶#       forgotten. wild boars roaming      #¶%%;~.,¨¨
¨¨:=\=$@## 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.      ###¶%$=«,¨
.¨~~***#@#                                          #@#***~~¨.
¨.¨^~†**¶#                    \                     #¶**†~^¨.¨
,¨,.-»†%$#                                          #$%†»-.,¨,
,¨¨.¨-»\*$ 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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