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,.,§¤...,, water, stone rings and floating moss. @¤#@££.¨¤§
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&,¨..£&,¨# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #§#££¤.¨§£
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@..@@@@¤#& to get up, still looking at the #&#£¤£§¨,¤
..¨¨£¤¤§#, direction of sound rather than at my #@§§¤&,¨¨.
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&@,¨¨,¤..¨ my pockets. .¨¤@¨.¨¨¤¤
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£¨,,.§¤@.. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ..¨##¤&£§&
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.£#¤@#¤#¨. and i must've picked it up with my §§#¨¨¨,.¨,
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...¨,,,.,¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,¨,¨,.¨,..
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£&§#¤@¤@£¤ particle board for it to dry on, but £&&§§#§¤§¤
&§&£§#£#§£ she is worried and wants me to @&@¤@@£#£@
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