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§.§.,§.,,£ water, stone rings and floating moss. ..¨,,,£,¨#
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§,.@¤.#§.@ direction of sound rather than at my .@¤§,,.@@£
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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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£¤.¤@&.£#@ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤¨¨£&,£&,.
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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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