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§&,.¤,&¤.¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. £&@,¨,¨.¨£
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¤§...,.§.& to get up, still looking at the ¨¨§¨#¤.¨¤.
@&@¨,,,,.# direction of sound rather than at my ¤.¨,£#¤..,
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..§£¤,.,., 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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,.¤££,¨¨,, my mom is here now. i ask her for some §,,£¨&¤¨¨.
.,&,§&.,¨¨ particle board for it to dry on, but ¤&,.¨&£#.¨
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¨.¨,§,@&.¨ throw it away. £¨#&¨,,£§§
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