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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 #¤,#,¤¨@¨#
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,@¨&,£,#,§ 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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,£,&,£,§¨§ on her stomach, feet in the air, .£¨¤,#¨&,@
,@¨&¨¤.£.@ roughly seven centimeters long. it's &§,#,#¨¤¨¤
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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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