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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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¤.,@,§¨£§¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,£¤,#.¤¨@.
£,¤§,#..@, orange tin radio and a translucent ¨.@¨#¨@,¤¨
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£,¨£¨§¨§@. radio (now dented) but also a small ,£@.¤.¤,£¨
£,¤§,@..@, clay figure i've never seen before. it ,,&¨&.§.§.
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¤¨§&¨§..#¨ and i must've picked it up with my ,.@,#.§.@.
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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 ¨.¤.&¨@¨£,
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