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.¨..,.,,.# to west, getting broader and deeper and &£,,,¨,¨¨.
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¨..¨&¤.,&& they had been a swampworld with sylvan .£#¤¤£@@¤,
#£§..,.¨¨£ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,&&#¤@£¨¨
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¤§¤@¤.,¤,¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #¤¤#@£¤@¨,
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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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£#..¤#,¨@£ hands, who are busy putting things in ,£¤@¤..¨,#
&¨.,,.¨¨,. my pockets. ¨.&§¨¨¤§,.
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§&#¤&¤£¤¨¨ clearing where you at first can spot ¨@£¤@,,¨¨,
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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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.@£¨.¨,@#@ other belongings. ,¨¤@§&#,..
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,£§,¨#£.¨§ 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 ,&@@##¨.#£
&££#§..£§# throw it away. ,,@¤#..,¨£
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