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,¨,,,-†§@# pine arcades that were planted and #@§†-,,,¨,
.^»/^&£§&£ forgotten. wild boars roaming £&§£&^/»^.
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.:=†*¤#### already soaked up all the sun. ####¤*†=:.
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.,»\*=%#£@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @£#%=*\»,.
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.,=†§%£@@@ direction of sound rather than at my @@@£%§†=,.
.:-††£#@## hands, who are busy putting things in ##@#£††-:.
.-»\^$@@## my pockets. ##@@$^\»-.
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.,«=*=††^¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¤^††=*=«,.
.-»*†£¤@## radio (now dented) but also a small ##@¤£†*»-.
,,,~††:/$# clay figure i've never seen before. it #$/:††~,,,
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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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