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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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¨.&§,#@¤§§ to get up, still looking at the ¨¤@&¤#¨§¤£
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§@¤,£.,,§£ hands, who are busy putting things in §,¨.#,@,§#
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.¨.¨¨.¤@,£ the house, not yet really in the @.¨#¨..£.£
,,.,.&,&§¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #,@¤,¨#§§@
,,.,@£&,.# 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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£§,£.£,£,¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, .#£&.¨£¨#.
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&¨.,.¨,#.¤ freshly made, not yet completely dried. @¨§§#.,,.£
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@,.,,§¨..£ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ¨@,§#.¨#§#
£.,,&§¨¨&& particle board for it to dry on, but &##,£.§¨,¨
#¨,@,#.@.¨ she is worried and wants me to ¨,£§&##¨¨¤
£.¤@£@&§,£ throw it away. ,#¨¨¨,£,£¨
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