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,£¤¨¨¤£@@@ through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¨.££&@@#,
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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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§,,£#¨¨¨,# invisible to my eyes but i can feel §£#,.¨.¨¨&
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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 ¤§#&@§&£¤#
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#££#§£@@#& radio (now dented) but also a small £¤##¤§&£§#
§§££§¤£@££ clay figure i've never seen before. it &&§§£££¤#@
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£&@££§££#¤ other belongings. §£¤£@£@§
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¤§£§§§¤& particle board for it to dry on, but §¤§&§¤#§£@
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