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£.§&,£.¨#¨ pine arcades that were planted and ¨&,§,.#¨¤,
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@¨#¤,¤,.&. already soaked up all the sun. ,£.§..§,§,
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£¨¨§.£,§&¨ where the pine hands start to let .¤.§¨£§.§,
£.#@,§.¨@. through light, horsemint on the rocky .§.@,.@¨¤¨
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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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&¨,£.#.¤¤. 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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#¨&§¨§¨.#¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my .£,£.,#,§¨
§¨.@¨#.§¤, radio (now dented) but also a small ,@,£¨§@.§.
&,§£,&,¨&, clay figure i've never seen before. it .£¨#.,§,&.
&,,&¨@,##¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, .#,#,&@¨¤¨
#.§#.&,¨§. and i must've picked it up with my .@¨¤..§¨¤¨
§,,@¨§¨£#¨ other belongings. ,@,¤,&&,@¨
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#..&¨£.&@. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ¨§,#.@&¨@¨
#.§£,#,¨&¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,£¨&¨¨£,¤.
¤.,£.#¨§@, roughly seven centimeters long. it's .&,@¨§&,£.
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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 ¨£¨¤,,&¨#¨
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