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¨,¨¨&#.,@& water, stone rings and floating moss. &#¨¨¤&.¨£§
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#@£#&¤££§¤ to get up, still looking at the @¤¤&¤@£#&§
£##§&@££¤£ direction of sound rather than at my ¤#£#¤#§¤§§
#&£@§£#§@§ hands, who are busy putting things in £&##¤##@#&
@&@@&¤##£# my pockets. §§&@&¤§¤@§
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&#££@&§¤§# clay figure i've never seen before. it £@¤£@£¤&§&
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#§#§#££&@@ and i must've picked it up with my £#&¤¤¤&£¤£
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#§§£££#§¤§ my mom is here now. i ask her for some £¤&@§§¤&#¤
£§@##¤#¤@@ particle board for it to dry on, but §¤&#&##&@@
@¤@#¤§£§§& she is worried and wants me to ¤£@#¤£##££
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