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#,.§#,£.£. 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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@¤@,,¤,#@. the house, not yet really in the §..§@,&£¨,
#.¨§,§#£¨£ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my &§¨£,§@,@¨
#¤.§&&..£§ radio (now dented) but also a small #,§&#@,£&&
¨¨@¤.,&¨@. clay figure i've never seen before. it .£#,.,¤¤.¨
..§.¤,£¤#§ must have been laying in the wet dirt, £#,&,,&,&.
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¤.@¨¨,,¤.¨ other belongings. ¨,¤..&#¨.,
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#&,,@£¨¤£& on her stomach, feet in the air, .¨@¤@,.¨,£
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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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