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£,¨,#¤,§£. water, stone rings and floating moss. §.,@&#¨¨@,
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&@¨@,.,.,. to get up, still looking at the ,§&@§¨¨#.£
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§,#,.@,.¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in #§#..§¤&¨¨
£&§&.§§.,. my pockets. &.,#¨£¨¨@,
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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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,.,§£&¨£¨# roughly seven centimeters long. it's §@&¨¨.£&¨.
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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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