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,¨,.,¨«*§¤ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¤§*«¨,.,¨,
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,,~*%$£¶@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #@¶£$%*~,,
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,~~;%%@@@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@@@%%;~~,
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