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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 @.¨.,¤##¨,
£##..,.##¨ orange tin radio and a translucent .¨§#.,¤,¨&
¤@..#¤,¨.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. ..¨,¨.,¨,¨
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&¤£§&§.,¨. through the ground just how large it is. ¤@&,..#¤@¤
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@£§.,#&£#, to get up, still looking at the ¨,¤#¤@§.¨¤
£¤¨¨¨¨@&¨, direction of sound rather than at my ¤.¨&##.¨.,
...§£.,,.# hands, who are busy putting things in ,..¨#..£&¨
&§¨,¨.#&,, my pockets. .&¤..¨¨.,.
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£¤§¤§&£§&@ clearing where you at first can spot @##&&#§&@&
@§§#¤&&#£& the house, not yet really in the @&&##&#&#@
&¤£##@§£§£ 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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@#&£@¤#@§& particle board for it to dry on, but #¤#@§§@@&#
@£&#¤#§@&& she is worried and wants me to ¤¤@¤§§&#£@
@§£&@£¤£#¤ throw it away. #§¤@#@&¤¤¤
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