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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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£¨.¤§,.¨,¨ the house, not yet really in the &§.,¨,¤§&£
.¨,¨.,@¤#@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my &,¨#&,,£¤@
,§§#¤¨¨¤@, radio (now dented) but also a small ¨..,..,.¤.
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£¨.,,¤&@¤¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, &££££@,,#&
.,@§¨.¤¤,. 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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