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.,,~;%%§£@ already soaked up all the sun. @£§%%;~,,.
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,¨^»^%$¤£# through light, horsemint on the rocky #£¤$%^»^¨,
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,^~;†¤¤¶## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##¶¤¤†;~^,
,¨.~†§*§## you could've found me wallowing around ##§*§†~.¨,
,^«\†@#@## on the southern shores until i got ##@#@†\«^,
,..~:†&### bitten. ###&†:~..,
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,¨:=*§¤&¶# orange tin radio and a translucent #¶&¤§*=:¨,
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.,~~:%$#¶# to get up, still looking at the #¶#$%:~~,.
.-~;*§@@## direction of sound rather than at my ##@@§*;~-.
,¨^«†^%§£# hands, who are busy putting things in #£§%^†«^¨,
,^=^*@££@# my pockets. #@££@*^=^,
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.^~/^£#£@# then i run east toward my home. #@£#£^/~^.
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.,~-/$@&¶# clearing where you at first can spot #¶&@$/-~,.
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,.~»:*$¤## backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ##¤$*:»~.,
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.,,»†%§#¶@ clay figure i've never seen before. it @¶#§%†»,,.
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..-~^†&&@# and i must've picked it up with my #@&&†^~-..
.^-=%%¤@@# other belongings. #@@¤%%=-^.
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¨:«†^%&£## particle board for it to dry on, but ##£&%^†«:¨
,,~~:^%#£# she is worried and wants me to #£#%^:~~,,
.,~\†&#@@# throw it away. #@@#&†\~,.
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