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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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.§,¤&§¨.¤. to get up, still looking at the ¨..¨@£#.¨.
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,..§.@¤¨@¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my &.,¨§,§.#&
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.£#§£§@,¨, and i must've picked it up with my ,,&.,#§.£.
#...¨,&¨¨# other belongings. ¨#@.&¨#¤&¨
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£.,£@&¨#,¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, .£¨¨#¤#&.¤
¤.¤,¨#£¤¨& roughly seven centimeters long. it's ££,¤¨¨¨&#,
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,#.¨££#¨@. my mom is here now. i ask her for some @.£¤¤¨¨@¨.
£&,§¨,#&§, particle board for it to dry on, but ¤#,¨#¨§£¨.
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£,,&@#.£,¨ throw it away. #£¤,,¤@@§§
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