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,#.¤,,#¨£@ water, stone rings and floating moss. £.§@¨£¤.£¨
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£¤.&.@#¨,£ orange tin radio and a translucent £,.@¨.#¨§¨
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,§,£¨.@.¤& the house, not yet really in the @,@¤,#§¨&.
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#¤.¤¨@#¨¨§ and i must've picked it up with my @.,§,¨£¨£.
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£#,§.&¤¨.# on her stomach, feet in the air, £¨.¤.,@¨#¨
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&@,§,¤&¨.@ 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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