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¨.&#£¤.§¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨.#,,¤§¤&¨
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.,,@¨@,#.& to get up, still looking at the ,,¤¨,.¤,¤¨
.¨,£§£§£#¤ direction of sound rather than at my ¤.&¤.¨@#£&
¤.¨¤.,.,.. hands, who are busy putting things in ,¤@¨¤,£.,,
§£¨¤&¨,.¨¨ my pockets. ¨&,#£§#¤¨¨
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@¤¨.£§,#§@ radio (now dented) but also a small ,¤#&.&&.@.
¤.@.§¨@£., clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤@¨.@¤.&@#
,§¤#§#@.£. must have been laying in the wet dirt, #,#¨§¨#&,¨
.#.¨.,,¤§§ and i must've picked it up with my #&§#@@&¨¤¨
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£#&..§.§&& on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨.¤.¨,¨&.&
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@,.¤££.¨@. 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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