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,,,»^%$§#@ through light, horsemint on the rocky @#§$%^»,,,
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,~~†$¤£@## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##@£¤$†~~,
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.,~=;=$@¶# orange tin radio and a translucent #¶@$=;=~,.
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.:-:^¤#@## through the ground just how large it is. ##@#¤^:-:.
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¨-»^%£#@## direction of sound rather than at my ##@#£%^»-¨
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¨^-:%¤@¶## my pockets. ##¶@¤%:-^¨
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.,=††&#¶@# then i run east toward my home. #@¶#&††=,.
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,¨.=;†$@@# clearing where you at first can spot #@@$†;=.¨,
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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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