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.^.»»«%$£# water, stone rings and floating moss. #£$%«»».^.
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,,.,:=§=%@ to get up, still looking at the @%=§=:,.,,
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,,~;=$£&£# hands, who are busy putting things in #£&£$=;~,,
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,--^%%&##@ radio (now dented) but also a small @##&%%^--,
,,¨,,:=£§@ clay figure i've never seen before. it @§£=:,,¨,,
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,:«†%££¶@# and i must've picked it up with my #@¶££%†«:,
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,¨,¨,=*$&¶ particle board for it to dry on, but ¶&$*=,¨,¨,
,¨.¨.¨-\%& she is worried and wants me to &%\-¨.¨.¨,
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