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..,¨,¨,¤§£ water, stone rings and floating moss. ,.,,¨¨.¨¨.
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&@§£§..... on the southern shores until i got ¨@@§&@¤&#¤
£¤£#.¨¤¤£¤ bitten. ¨.#&£&§@¤@
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¤.,.¨¨,¤¤. 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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@£¤¤#¤&#§# to get up, still looking at the £§£¤£@@£##
§#&¤£¤&£¤& direction of sound rather than at my £¤@&§¤¤&&@
&&¤¤§§#@¤£ 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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§§¤§§#&#¤£ other belongings. £¤&&@#&@£§
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@&¤@@&§#¤& particle board for it to dry on, but &§&&#£#@§£
@#¤¤#§¤£#£ she is worried and wants me to ¤#@#@§&#&§
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