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&&,¤&.&¨£¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. .#,£,¨&¨@¨
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¤&¨#¤.#,§. on the southern shores until i got .§¨@¨¨#.#,
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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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§@,¤§.§¨@¨ my pockets. .&.@¨.@¨£.
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&§,#£,#.¤¨ radio (now dented) but also a small .@,¤,¨¤.¤,
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¨@,.&,&,£, my mom is here now. i ask her for some ¨§¨&¨&§¨§.
££,£¤¨¤¨£¨ particle board for it to dry on, but .@,@,,&¨§,
,#¨.&.&¨§. she is worried and wants me to ,@,£.§#,£,
§#.¤¤.&.¤. throw it away. ¨§.&¨,£¨#¨
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