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,^~*£@@### they had been a swampworld with sylvan ###@@£*~^,
.¨,,-~=$#@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @#$=~-,,¨.
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,:~:=@§¶## on the southern shores until i got ##¶§@=:~:,
.,-†=§£@## bitten. ##@£§=†-,.
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,,~:=¤£¤## through the ground just how large it is. ##¤£¤=:~,,
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,:=††£§¶@# to get up, still looking at the #@¶§£††=:,
,¨.~»~^%£¶ direction of sound rather than at my ¶£%^~»~.¨,
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.~~=*§## the house, not yet really in the ###&§*=~~.
.,,~:*^#&§ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my §^*:~,,.
.,~†*&@@## radio (now dented) but also a small ##@@&*†~,.
,,=†*%¤### clay figure i've never seen before. it ###¤%*†=,,
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..-^*@*¤£# particle board for it to dry on, but #£¤*@*^-..
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,.,..^=^£@ throw it away. @£^=^..,.,
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