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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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#.,¤¨#¤¨§. 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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