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£¨@§£¤&&£§ already soaked up all the sun. £¨,.,¤#¨@¨
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&,¨¨,&§.@, water, stone rings and floating moss. §#.,¨¤¨¨.&
@¨¨¨§¨£&£§ you could've found me wallowing around ¨@¨,¤£¨¨§.
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#.@¨.#.,§, bitten. .£#£&¤§¨.,
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,@.##¨@§.. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §¨.,£.¤§#¨
@¤@,¤@¨&,¨ orange tin radio and a translucent &,.§#&¨¨¤,
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#..£.&.¨.. to get up, still looking at the ¤,§@#.¨.,,
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¨¨@,§,¨#¨& radio (now dented) but also a small #£¨£.¨,§.,
¨#¤&¤¨£&#§ 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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&,¨§,@,.¨& particle board for it to dry on, but ¨£&,@&£.¤£
@.#&##..@£ she is worried and wants me to ¤.&&¨,#@.,
#@,¨.&.¤.¨ throw it away. §@¨#¨¤¨§¨#
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