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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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&#£§.@&&£¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .,§@,&.#&£
,,.,&&.,¨& orange tin radio and a translucent ,,#¨@£#¤.,
,,¨,¤.§¨¨@ umbrella which i'm sitting on. #,§@@,,¨¤.
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#,¨¤¤@,,¨& to get up, still looking at the #¨,£,#@.§,
#@¨¤,,#..¤ direction of sound rather than at my .&,@£@¨£&§
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&¤¤§,§@§¨¤ clearing where you at first can spot ,#¨¨¨@§.¨§
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£¨¨¨&,§.&, backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #£¨£.#&&&#
,£.,@§#&§£ radio (now dented) but also a small ¤,&¤#@¨,,,
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,£,,@¨#£¨¨ other belongings. ,.@.¨@£@#§
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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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