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@§.¨@£.,¨¨ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ,.&§.¨.¨£&
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.&#,,,,¨.. water, stone rings and floating moss. £§§...,..¨
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,&@¨.@£&§, on the southern shores until i got £,.,.@§¤§.
,,¨,¨¨#@¨. bitten. ¨,#§,.£§¨.
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¨.,.£¤¤&§§ orange tin radio and a translucent .¨§¤£¤,,&@
¨@¤¨.&&&£# umbrella which i'm sitting on. §.¨¤&¨¨,¨¨
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,,¨,.&§¨,, through the ground just how large it is. #,¨¤§,.¤§,
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¨&£,.££.,& 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. ¨&¤,.,¨@§.
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§¤@#@§£#,¨ 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. ...,,¨,¤#§
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.,§£¨,£#.¨ 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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