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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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,£,¤@.¤¨@¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #,,§,,&¨&@
,¤,¨&,¤,£¨ 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 #,&#,¤§¨¨#
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,@,¤£.@,§¨ radio (now dented) but also a small @¨¨@.¨&¨#¤
¨§,.&.§¨@¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it §,§§¨£§,,@
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.§¨,@.¤,&¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, §.¤§.@§,.@
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.@¨§¤,§¨¤. particle board for it to dry on, but ¤,¨£..§.£§
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