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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 ¤#¤#,,¨,,@
.¨§¤&,,¨,¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ,.¨#,..,#,
.£¨¨@....@ my pockets. ¨,@¤..,¤¤.
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,¨¤¤#¨@@,. radio (now dented) but also a small ¨,§,¤@¨£¤.
,¤..¤¤¨£.¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it .&&£¨§£¨£¨
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£#¤,,¨,¨¨¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,§@..,¨#,¨
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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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