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.£.£,¨¤.¨# on the southern shores until i got ,£¨.&¨¤@¨¤
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.£,#,.&.,§ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,&¨,£.##,¤
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.#,@.@£,@@ to get up, still looking at the ¨#¨@&..¤.&
.£,@..@,.# direction of sound rather than at my .@..#¨¤§¨@
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,&,&,,¤¨.# my pockets. ,£.,@,&@,§
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¨#,@,¨¤,.# radio (now dented) but also a small .#,.¤,&§,§
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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 ¨¤,.£,§¤,§
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¨@.¤.,#¨¨@ throw it away. .@¨.@¨¤&.£
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