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.,,,.:^^%¶ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¶%^^:.,,,.
.,.~\/$*%@ you could've found me wallowing around @%*$/\~.,.
,,=***£@#@ on the southern shores until i got @#@£***=,,
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,,»\$$#£@# direction of sound rather than at my #@£#$$\»,,
.^-=$£@### hands, who are busy putting things in ###@£$=-^.
,:~*%@£¶£@ my pockets. @£¶£@%*~:,
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.,-:$¤§#@# clearing where you at first can spot #@#§¤$:-,.
.¨¨,¨.;^*¤ the house, not yet really in the ¤*^;.¨,¨¨.
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¨^=;^£#@## radio (now dented) but also a small ##@#£^;=^¨
,,~/§%#### clay figure i've never seen before. it ####%§/~,,
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.,-\†$&¶@# and i must've picked it up with my #@¶&$†\-,.
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¨.¨.^$†&¤@ my mom is here now. i ask her for some @¤&†$^.¨.¨
.¨¨,,»»=&@ particle board for it to dry on, but @&=»»,,¨¨.
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¨~~^%*§£## throw it away. ##£§*%^~~¨
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