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.¤¨.¨¤.£§, water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨&¨.#,&#.
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&#&,,§,¤£¨ my pockets. @..,,.,.¨.
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@¨.¨¨¨.,,, radio (now dented) but also a small ¨#¨£#,.,§&
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##§,....¨¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨¨¨@,£§.,,
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&,,¨,@£#,, she is worried and wants me to ¨,,¨§.¤£.¨
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