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.,.¨,...¨, they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,¨...,¨.,.
......,¨.¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨.¨,......
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»,.,..,,., on the southern shores until i got ,.,,..,.,»
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-,,,,.,.,, to get up, still looking at the ,,.,.,,,,-
,,.,¨,,¨,, direction of sound rather than at my ,,¨,,¨,.,,
.¨¨,,.¨,¨, hands, who are busy putting things in ,¨,¨.,,¨¨.
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#@#@%^~.., 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 ..,¨,..¨¨.
¨¨.¨.¨.¨,, she is worried and wants me to ,,¨.¨.¨.¨¨
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