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&§#&.@¨,.& you could've found me wallowing around &¨,£¨,&,£.
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#¤,&.#.£,. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ##¨¨£,£££.
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,..@£&,¨§¤ to get up, still looking at the ¤,¨¨#&£&¨.
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£,§#¨..¤@, my pockets. &@¨#,@,£¨.
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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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¤&¤¨@¨,..£ my mom is here now. i ask her for some .¨¤.¨,¤#&@
..£&&,¨,&£ particle board for it to dry on, but ¨#§¨,£,¨¨,
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¤@.¤@.£&¨£ throw it away. §§@&,#,...
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