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,,&..@¨#¨£ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .&,@,@,¤.#
,#&¨@&,£¨& orange tin radio and a translucent ¨£.¤.£,#¨¤
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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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,#§.#&¨£,# on her stomach, feet in the air, ,£.¤¨¤,@.&
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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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