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,¨^»»=^=#¤ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¤#=^=»»^¨,
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¨.¨.¨¨::¤# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #¤::¨¨.¨.¨
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..¨,¨,~=£@ 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, ##@&@^^~:,
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,^»†%¤¤¶@# particle board for it to dry on, but #@¶¤¤%†»^,
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