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.##¨§.£.&¨ 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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.@§¨#.¤.£¨ direction of sound rather than at my @.@,&,.#.£
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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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.,&.£.£¨&, 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. #,@,¤,&@,&
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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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