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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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£¤,.¤,¤#¨. through the ground just how large it is. ¨¨&§&&,¤¨&
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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 @@,..¨,¨#.
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.¨¨££¤¨§¤# on her stomach, feet in the air, #§,&¨@&§@.
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,.¨¨..£.,¨ particle board for it to dry on, but ,.,.£#&@¤,
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