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.¨,¨¨¨,,¨¨ statuette ¨¨,,¨¨¨,¨.
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~,,¨..¨¨.. ¤§$&¤¤*££$$¤$%%@»~»»=-«~§£%&£@$£*&§%%$¤$ ..¨¨..¨,,~
†~,¨,.¨¨¨, %¤%$*$&*£ ,¨¨¨.,¨,~†
*^=^.¨,,,. .,,,¨.^=^*
*^/-,.¨,., forests around my childhood home. thick ,.,¨.,-/^*
@£§==:,,.. pine arcades that were planted and ..,,:==§£@
##@$;~,,,, forgotten. wild boars roaming ,,,,~;$@##
#@&£%=~,.¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¨.,~=%£&@#
#@#&¤=/=,¨ is dark and moist, the canopy having ¨,=/=¤&#@#
###@=;-:.¨ already soaked up all the sun. ¨.:-;=@###
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§£*/»-.¨,, there's a river passing by, from east ,,¨.-»/*£§
£$*»,¨,¨,, to west, getting broader and deeper and ,,¨,¨,»*$£
†\»,¨,,,., slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ,.,,,¨,»\†
;=.,,..¨,¨ where the pine hands start to let ¨,¨..,,.=;
»,¨.,¨¨,.. through light, horsemint on the rocky ..,¨¨,.¨,»
^,,.,.¨¨,¨ river bed. ¨,¨¨.,.,,^
,,...,.¨.¨ ¨.¨.,...,,
,.¨,,¨.¨.. ^ ..¨.¨,,¨.,
,¨,,¨,..,. .,..,¨,,¨,
.,,,.,¨¨.¨ the riverbanks reek of magic. tonight ¨.¨¨,.,,,.
.,,¨.,,¨,¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨,¨,,.¨,,.
¨¨¨¨..¨¨¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. .¨¨¨..¨¨¨¨
.,,.,¨,¨.. you could've found me wallowing around ..¨,¨,.,,.
-.¨¨¨....¨ on the southern shores until i got ¨....¨¨¨.-
«:,,,¨¨,,¨ bitten. ¨,,¨¨,,,:«
/~~,¨..,¨. .¨,..¨,~~/
%^~:,¨¨¨,¨ but now i'm further back, on solid ¨,¨¨¨,:~^%
&†/~,,,¨.¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨.¨,,,~/†&
&%=:-....¨ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨....-:=%&
¶#£$:-~¨.¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¨.¨~-:$£#¶
@££&%†«^¨, ,¨^«†%&££@
##@§$^/«:¨ / ¨:«/^$§@##
@#£*%*~... ...~*%*£#@
£@@%†-^,,. somethings moving in the grass. it's .,,^-†%@@£
@$$^=^.,,, 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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