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,,#@¨,&§.§ pine arcades that were planted and .£.,#..£¨@
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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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@&£,.#.¨¤§ to get up, still looking at the ¨..#¤&,¤¤¨
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¤,¨#£..,¤£ my pockets. #.&#&#¨£#¤
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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 .,£,§,§@¨#
,.@&¤§..¨§ other belongings. ¨&§¤@@¨§#¨
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¨£¨&.¤@¨,# on her stomach, feet in the air, ¤¨,§#£.,¤#
#&@¤@¨&,§, roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤.#¨¨&,¤¨@
..,,¤#&@¤@ 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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