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.:~%%#@### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###@#%%~:.
.,-«%$¤£## you could've found me wallowing around ##£¤$%«-,.
..¨^«^%##@ on the southern shores until i got @##%^«^¨..
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.,,«$*¤£@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@£¤*$«,,.
.,¨^~%%¤¶# radio (now dented) but also a small #¶¤%%~^¨,.
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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 ##@£%=-¨..
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