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.£&.,¨¨&#& to west, getting broader and deeper and §¤.,¨..&§,
£¨&.,¨#,.. slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ,@.¨¨¨@,#.
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¤#@¤.#¤,¤, water, stone rings and floating moss. .¨#§§@#,¨¤
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,.&.£&¨¨¨¨ on the southern shores until i got §&...¤§¤#,
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.,#§¨§££¨£ orange tin radio and a translucent £§,¨¨¨,&¨@
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##,#&§¨§¨¨ through the ground just how large it is. §¨,,¨&,,.#
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&@£¤£.&¤¨£ to get up, still looking at the @,@#¤£§,£#
..,.£&,##. direction of sound rather than at my @&.,.¨¤@.,
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¨¨¤£§,§¤£@ my pockets. &§,.¤&@#¨¨
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§#@¨,¨,..& 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 ¨@,¨&,@..¨
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,¨¤.§¨§¤¨£ and i must've picked it up with my ,&¤¨¨¨&,@.
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£,.§£@¨..¨ 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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