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¨,&,£@.,,& slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ,.¨,£¨¨¨,¨
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¨..§..,.,. water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨#.,,¨¨£¨¨
,.¨,§,.¨,¨ you could've found me wallowing around ¨¨£¨¨.¨¨¤¨
,.,.,@.¨.. on the southern shores until i got &¨.@..¨,.#
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.¨.¨@.,.., orange tin radio and a translucent ,¨.#£¤.,§¨
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.¤¤,,@..,, through the ground just how large it is. ¨.#¨¨,,,¨#
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,.,,,#,§@, 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 #@.¨¤¨¤@,.
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¤§&.¨¨§,§§ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤,.£.¤§..¨
#,¤¤¨,..&¤ freshly made, not yet completely dried. §@..¨###.,
¨,£@#.,.#, ¤@#¨.&¨&§,
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§¨¨.#¤#,.¨ particle board for it to dry on, but ,.&@&.,&.#
@#¨.¤,§#.¨ she is worried and wants me to ,,§,§&¨¨.§
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