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.~-^%%##¶# they had been a swampworld with sylvan #¶##%%^-~.
,^«/§§%§¤# water, stone rings and floating moss. #¤§%§§/«^,
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.¨¨.~§=%*@ on the southern shores until i got @*%=§~.¨¨.
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.,»;*%#¶@# but now i'm further back, on solid #@¶#%*;»,.
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.¨..¨~»*@# through the ground just how large it is. #@*»~¨..¨.
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,,~/%%§### direction of sound rather than at my ###§%%/~,,
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¨¨¨¨::;*@@ my pockets. @@*;::¨¨¨¨
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.,¨.«=§*§# clearing where you at first can spot #§*§=«.¨,.
..=**%#@£# the house, not yet really in the #£@#%**=..
¨,¨,~†*%£# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #£%*†~,¨,¨
¨.~^$$¤£@# radio (now dented) but also a small #@£¤$$^~.¨
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,.~:*£@@ particle board for it to dry on, but @@#&£*:~.,
.,~\%@@### she is worried and wants me to ###@@%\~,.
.,~=§*@@## throw it away. ##@@*§=~,.
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