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,¨,,@&&&§¤ already soaked up all the sun. #¤£&¤£.,@§
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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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£¨¨¤..¨¨.. through the ground just how large it is. .##&£¤£@#§
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¤...§#.¨.. direction of sound rather than at my ¤,,¨,&¤.,§
,.£¨¨,.§@¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ,.¤@¨.,,¨¨
#..,£@¨.,. my pockets. ¤,¨,.&£§£¤
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@#@£¤&#&§¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @@#¤§&¤@@§
£§¤&§#§&&§ radio (now dented) but also a small ¤&¤#§@@#&&
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§§&£¤#¤¤§¤ other belongings. ¤£#&@£#&£&
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¤£&§@§#@@& particle board for it to dry on, but #£§§§@£#£&
@#£#§§§§@£ she is worried and wants me to §§¤@@¤@@#¤
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