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,¨¨£¤£¨¨¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. .¤@££¨#,..
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.¨.&&¨#¤¨¨ on the southern shores until i got ,&#,,£,¨§,
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,,§¤&¨@¨¤¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #.¨,¨.#¨¤&
§¨@,¨#@##£ orange tin radio and a translucent §§¨...£@§,
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,.#§¨,£&.. 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 £,,¤¤¨..#@
#@##§,¤¤., freshly made, not yet completely dried. #@.#¨¤¨,&,
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¨&&.¨@£§¨¨ particle board for it to dry on, but ¤.¤#,.¨§¨&
&£¨&,¤¨.@, she is worried and wants me to &§£,&¨,@#@
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