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£@@¨,£#£¤¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨¨¨¨¨.,¤§¤
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§,¨@¨¤¨.,& to get up, still looking at the .¨£§@##§@#
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@¨§¨§,&¨,. clay figure i've never seen before. it .@¨..@@.@&
,£&@§@¤@¨, must have been laying in the wet dirt, .@£.¨@.##,
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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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