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.,¨.£¨.¨£¨ ¨,¨.#¨#¤¨.
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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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