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£&¨,,£¤,§¨ on the southern shores until i got .,,#&¨,££.
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&.¨¨,¨.&,@ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨.££££,.&@
£¨¨,,¨&@@. clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨@¨¨,@,¤.,
§¨,..@,¨¤, must have been laying in the wet dirt, @&,.¤£&&¨#
@,.,&§.§¤. and i must've picked it up with my .¤,&..,@¤,
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.¨@§§#¨..@ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ##£&..@¨§¤
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§§..#£,§,§ she is worried and wants me to ,,@§@¨,§@£
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