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¤&¨¨§,¤§¨. to west, getting broader and deeper and ,§.@@,@¨¤.
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,§¨¤&.,£,# through light, horsemint on the rocky ,¤,,@,§,¤.
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§¤¨.@,§¤.¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¤.¤#.§.@,
,@¨@¤.,@,§ you could've found me wallowing around .¤¨.#,§.#.
@£¨¨@.¤¤¨, on the southern shores until i got .@,¤@,¤¨¤,
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@@,¨@,¤@,, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .#¨§£,§¨§.
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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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,¤.#@.,@¨¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my .§,,@¨§,¤.
¤£,¨£¨££,. radio (now dented) but also a small .#,&¤¨#,@.
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.@¨&&,,§¨§ and i must've picked it up with my ¨&,.¤,&¨&,
££,.&,¨, other belongings. .&¨@£¨&,£,
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¤£,.¤,£¤,. roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨¤¨&@,#¨¤¨
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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 ,¤..#,§¨£,
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