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.§@,¨@&,.@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @¨,£&&§,..
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§§@¤§¤§@&§ orange tin radio and a translucent §§#¤¤§£&@¤
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£@&##£&¤@£ to get up, still looking at the &¤§£@¤#£¤@
£&@¤&&¤@£¤ direction of sound rather than at my #¤#£§£&#¤#
@£@¤#¤£#&§ hands, who are busy putting things in £&@#@¤&@§&
§#§@&@¤@&£ my pockets. ¤#&&&@£¤£§
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¤@¤¤#@#@#@ other belongings. ¤&&##&##§£
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¤@#£#§#¤@& particle board for it to dry on, but #@¤¤££§£¤@
¤@&£@§§@&§ she is worried and wants me to £&£@§#@¤#¤
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