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...§,¤¤,.¨ on the southern shores until i got &,,¨,.,£@.
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¤&¤¨¤@¨..¨ radio (now dented) but also a small §£,§¨#,&.§
.¨.@¤,£,,¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it £.£@£¤&¤#@
#¨,&.§&&¨¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨@¤,..,,.,
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#.@§,,#.&& other belongings. .¤§@#.,.,,
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&§.#,,¨#,@ on her stomach, feet in the air, §@&&.¤¨£¨.
@.@#&,,&£¤ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨¨.¨@£&£§¨
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.§,&.¨@,.§ particle board for it to dry on, but ¨,¨.£&##,&
@&#§£¨¤¤¨¤ she is worried and wants me to .¨.¨&.,.@¤
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