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.¨,.^«†£#¶ underneath, sniffing at the ground. it ¶#£†«^.,¨.
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.,~\$&#### water, stone rings and floating moss. ####&$\~,.
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,^=\&§#@## radio (now dented) but also a small ##@#§&\=^,
,¨.»=£&### clay figure i've never seen before. it ###&£=».¨,
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,.,.,=/§¤# and i must've picked it up with my #¤§/=,.,.,
,¨¨~-/¤&¶@ other belongings. @¶&¤/-~¨¨,
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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 ##¶§§*-^..
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