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.,@¤£,,@., on the southern shores until i got .¨&¨,#,£¤.
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,.@,,,¨@.¨ to get up, still looking at the §,¤§,.¨#@£
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£§¨¨£¨¨¨,¤ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨,£.&§,¨,¤
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,¨§.£@,.,@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨&¤&..,£££
#.¨.¤§#,¨@ radio (now dented) but also a small ,#,#£¨.£¨§
¤@,,§¨&§,¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨¨¨£§£,.¨#
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£#¨.¨§&#.¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,.¤##,¨¨¨&
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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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