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§¨§,§,¤¨@¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,¤£¨§,§,#¨
&¨§,@¨£.#¨ orange tin radio and a translucent .,@¨§,£.£¨
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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 ,.¤,§¨&.@,
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@.£,§¨@¨¤, particle board for it to dry on, but .@@,@¨@,£¨
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¤.£¨@.§,§. throw it away. ¨#@¨&.£.§,
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