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&..£@¨#.#@ water, stone rings and floating moss. .@.¨¨§&¨£¨
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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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¨##@#£¨,.. to get up, still looking at the ,¨¨@,.#.¤&
£§,.¨¨#,¨¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨..£¤,¤¤@¨
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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 ,&.¨£§,¤.¨
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@¤¤££#@#@. roughly seven centimeters long. it's &@£.@&.¤¨¨
¤,¨¨,.¨,¨§ 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 .&.&,.@£##
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