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@¤#@,.&¨@§ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an £§&&¤¨§@#§
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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 #.@&,£#¨&,
¤&...£¨,£¤ other belongings. &§¨¤§,§@£.
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.¤£#§,.¨,§ on her stomach, feet in the air, #@,§¤§&&£¨
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§,.@¤,,§£. freshly made, not yet completely dried. §¨¤,,.¨#@¤
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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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