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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. .,,.,@,£#,
,,,,£¤¤.., ¨,¨,.¨.#&§
£,,¨#¨§£.. / ¨.¨¨¨,.#¨¤
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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. §..,¨¨@¤§¨
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¤¨,£,.&.¨, 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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