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.§¨§£.¤#.§ already soaked up all the sun. #,#¨#.#..&
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,#.,§¨¨#.¤ to west, getting broader and deeper and &.&¨@,&¨#§
.@¨§@,&§¨§ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¤.@,§¨&..§
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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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.¤,§§,&&.¤ but now i'm further back, on solid £¨§¨§.£.,&
,§¨.&¨,£¨¤ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an £.&.¤,§.££
,&,#&¨&@,& orange tin radio and a translucent &,&¨&.@.,&
.¤¨,§.¨#.£ umbrella which i'm sitting on. §¨#.&¨¤.@#
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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 §¨@¨&.¤.,§
¨#¨¨£¨¨§.§ my pockets. #.#,¤¨£.£¤
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,@¨@#,@&¨& clearing where you at first can spot £.¤¨§¨§.,&
.£,.&¨¨@¨& 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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¨¤¨¤&.¤£¨@ 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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