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.¤¨#¤§¤,.¨ forgotten. wild boars roaming ,#.&¤¨.¨¨,
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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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@£¨.,¨..#& to get up, still looking at the ,#,¨,,¤¨§,
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&&,¨,¨£@#, hands, who are busy putting things in .§..&¨,,.£
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&£,£@.,,&¤ radio (now dented) but also a small ,&§.@&#¤¨£
,@&¨&¨¨#¨¤ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤¨&&¨..£¤.
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.¨.¨¨@,§.@ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ,,,#&.¨¤.#
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