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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 ¨¨§#¤£#¤@§
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§§¨¨£§£&,¨ my pockets. ,¨..@@#&¨.
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@&§&¤@§.., and i must've picked it up with my @§§¤£&@&@#
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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 &§¤§#@£¨.¨
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