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,~~=^%†@@@ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just @@@†%^=~~,
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,.¨,¨:*%¤& through light, horsemint on the rocky &¤%*:¨,¨.,
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,,.,.,^/%# water, stone rings and floating moss. #%/^,.,.,,
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..=;%§@£@# direction of sound rather than at my #@£@§%;=..
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,,«†$¤£$¤# my pockets. #¤$£¤$†«,,
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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 #@£#£††~:¨
.¨,,.~§=£@ clay figure i've never seen before. it @£=§~.,,¨.
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..=*†££%@# other belongings. #@%££†*=..
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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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