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&§.,#¤¨.£# water, stone rings and floating moss. #§¤@,,#££§
#¨,¨¨¨.¨,¤ you could've found me wallowing around §¤§.¨.¨&&#
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..¨¨,,.... direction of sound rather than at my ¨¨,¨,¨,..¨
&&£&££&&#§ hands, who are busy putting things in @&#&£&¤¤§£
##&§££&£## my pockets. £¤££§¤§#£§
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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 #§§@@£§#££
#@£#£§§£&§ 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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