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,-/^&£#@## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##@#£&^/-,
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,,~^,«%*%§ through the ground just how large it is. §%*%«,^~,,
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....,=;$§# clay figure i've never seen before. it #§$;=,....
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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 #@#¤£^†«,,
,^=:%§¤#@# throw it away. #@#¤§%:=^,
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