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¤¨£,§.£,@, water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨#.#¨@,.¤.
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#¨&.£,@,¤. radio (now dented) but also a small ¨¤,#.£,,@¨
£,#.&¨@,¤. clay figure i've never seen before. it ,&,§¨#.£@¨
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#¨£,&¨#¨§. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked .@¨&,&.,&.
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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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