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.¨.=;*£@¶# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #¶@£*;=.¨.
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¨~~*%£¤@@# on the southern shores until i got #@@¤£%*~~¨
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.:»:$@##@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #@##@$:»:.
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.,~:=£#¶## direction of sound rather than at my ##¶#£=:~,.
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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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