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,.,.¨.~%§¤ forgotten. wild boars roaming ¤§%~.¨.,.,
,-=;§*&#@# underneath, sniffing at the ground. it #@#&*§;=-,
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,.,¨:=~§%@ on the southern shores until i got @%§~=:¨,.,
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,.¨./\;=@# orange tin radio and a translucent #@=;\/.¨.,
..-**%@@£# umbrella which i'm sitting on. #£@@%**-..
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,¨¨,^;/^¤@ through the ground just how large it is. @¤^/;^,¨¨,
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,~«;%@¤### my pockets. ###¤@%;«~,
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.-»=*££@¶@ then i run east toward my home. @¶@££*=»-.
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,..¨¨.,~%& the house, not yet really in the &%~,.¨¨..,
,,~;*@#@## 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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.~«†%*#¶## other belongings. ##¶#*%†«~.
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..¨.,,.«^£ roughly seven centimeters long. it's £^«.,,.¨..
,^«;%¤§£@# freshly made, not yet completely dried. #@£§¤%;«^,
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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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