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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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¤..¨§¨@#.¨ through the ground just how large it is. #¨¨£¤#,#§#
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£@¤@¨¨@@&, direction of sound rather than at my ¨¨.¤¨@.¨¨.
&¨¨¨¤¨&,,§ hands, who are busy putting things in ,.¨§#§§,..
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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 £.,&#¨@@£§
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&&¨¤&,§,£¨ particle board for it to dry on, but .¨@,,,,¨¨¤
¨.&@¨#@£&§ she is worried and wants me to ..£&.,,¨¨§
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