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..,~;§¤£@# already soaked up all the sun. #@£¤§;~,..
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.¨.~;†%&£# through light, horsemint on the rocky #£&%†;~.¨.
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,-==^@¤¶## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##¶¤@^==-,
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.,~:^£#@@# on the southern shores until i got #@@#£^:~,.
,,,=;*%#@@ bitten. @@#%*;=,,,
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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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..~†%%#£## my pockets. ##£#%%†~..
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.,=††£§@## the house, not yet really in the ##@§£††=,.
.¨~~/%£##@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @##£%/~~¨.
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..,=*%*@@# and i must've picked it up with my #@@*%*=,..
,--\=%£#@# other belongings. #@#£%=\--,
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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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.~»^%%#¶## throw it away. ##¶#%%^»~.
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