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¤#..£,,#¨¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¤&#,,,@¨¤
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¨¨@¤@#&@¤. they had been a swampworld with sylvan #&¤¤###&¨.
¨@.¨,.¨¨#. water, stone rings and floating moss. ,..,,,,¤.¨
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.#.¨.,#.§, on the southern shores until i got ¨¨¨.¨&.#,@
£§,..§#§£. bitten. ,.,¨&&¤§&@
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,¤§,#,£¨&, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .§¨&¨¨.¨¨¤
&¨¤££&@§#. orange tin radio and a translucent §#££¨...#¤
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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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£§#.¨@,.,, my pockets. ,,@§¨¨¨,,#
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.#¨.¤¨¤§#& clearing where you at first can spot .¨£§@,,,#§
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§,§,@@¨.¨¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ,¤£.@@.¨&.
@&¤@,@...¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it £.#&¨£.§¤@
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,,&.,¤.,¨. and i must've picked it up with my .&£¨¨.&,¨.
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¨&¤,,#,¨,. on her stomach, feet in the air, .¤,,¨,#.£.
£.¤,#§..,§ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤&.,.&§#¤.
§#&£,@.,§@ freshly made, not yet completely dried. ,#,.@,.¨@&
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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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