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¨,¨.-\†&@# slower as it goes. equisetum grow just #@&†\-.¨,¨
.^»==&£##@ where the pine hands start to let @##£&==»^.
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..¨.~~«$%¤ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¤%$«~~.¨..
¨~~†$@£### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###£@$†~~¨
.,«*^§&### you could've found me wallowing around ###&§^*«,.
,,,,.:^^*§ on the southern shores until i got §*^^:.,,,,
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.:~†%$¤£@# orange tin radio and a translucent #@£¤$%†~:.
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..~/^%#### through the ground just how large it is. ####%^/~..
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,.¨.~~^%#@ my pockets. @#%^~~.¨.,
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¨.¨.~†/%## clearing where you at first can spot ##%/†~.¨.¨
.¨...:«^££ the house, not yet really in the ££^«:...¨.
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.¨.¨~«/^^& radio (now dented) but also a small &^^/«~¨.¨.
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,,.¨¨-~*$£ other belongings. £$*~-¨¨.,,
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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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