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.£&¤@§.§., already soaked up all the sun. ,@.&§@,&¨.
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@§,&,¨¤¤.£ to west, getting broader and deeper and ¤£,,#££&,¤
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@#£#¨§,,.# through light, horsemint on the rocky ,,....¤,§§
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,@,#,£.@¨¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ,@¨£#&¨¤,@
#§&££@@¤£, you could've found me wallowing around @¤£§,.§@¤#
,¨¨.¨,,..# on the southern shores until i got ,,.¨£,§,,¨
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.¨¨.,,,.,& but now i'm further back, on solid ¨.,,££,¨¤@
£,,¨¨,¨,¨@ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §...§,£.£,
#@,,,¨.¨¨@ orange tin radio and a translucent ,@,,££¤¤§@
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¤,#¨¤,@¨&§ through the ground just how large it is. ,#@.§¤§@,.
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£¨&&@,,..# my pockets. ¨¨¨,£§@¤¤¨
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§,,¨.&£.£§ the house, not yet really in the @@.¤§§¨#@¨
#£,¨¨#,§¤. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #¨#&,.@§¨¤
,,¤,¨£§£,£ radio (now dented) but also a small §§&,&.£.&@
#,¤¤¨@¨.&& clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤,¨¤@#§#&¨
§##¨#§§,§, must have been laying in the wet dirt, @£¨£¨¨...#
...£#..§¤§ and i must've picked it up with my ,,§£&..¨,&
¤,.@,@.@.¨ other belongings. ¤.&..§..,#
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,¨.¨#.,.,# on her stomach, feet in the air, ¤,&,§.¤##£
#,..¤§,,¨# roughly seven centimeters long. it's &££#&£§.¨¨
#£,,¤,#,.# 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 .#§@#.,&.¨
#£..¨§.#¤¨ throw it away. ¤§.,.&,@#,
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