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£&&,#@.£&# they had been a swampworld with sylvan .¤#..#,.¤@
,¨@§.££¨¨& water, stone rings and floating moss. §,@¨##,#¨,
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,,.§£##¨#. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an &¨¨,§,§.§.
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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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§@¨£@@¤¨,. my pockets. &,#¨.¨..¤@
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,£¨£.,¨#¤, 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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#@#@,§¨££, 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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