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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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,&#¨.,¨.¨@ orange tin radio and a translucent &¨§,£¨.&§.
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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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¤¨.&.@#.,¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨§¨¨@@§@£,
£#,@#§¨§., clay figure i've never seen before. it ,¤&,§,,¨¨&
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.§§&&¤,.## freshly made, not yet completely dried. &#.¤££,§¨,
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#@.§,.@,,¨ particle board for it to dry on, but @¤.#§§¤£,§
..&@§.¤§,, she is worried and wants me to ¤¨#§¨¨..£#
¤,#..@&,#¨ throw it away. ,§&,§,..&.
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