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#£.,.¨&¨@¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ,,##,..,¤¨
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.§.&.#¨&.¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an @¨§§.§¤@,@
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,¤&&.,,¨£# direction of sound rather than at my ,,.¤.,#,¨,
,#¨¨£.¨¨£¨ hands, who are busy putting things in @,,@&¨§#¨.
.¤£,§£,.#@ my pockets. @§,¤,££,§¨
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#¨&¨@§.#@£ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve 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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&@&.§,,¤., particle board for it to dry on, but ¨..¨¨#¤#.¨
£¨,@§#.#§, she is worried and wants me to ,¨,¨.§..@,
§¤.@¨¨§@¨& throw it away. ,.¨,,@§.&&
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