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.,,¨-*%*†& where the pine hands start to let &†*%*-¨,,.
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,:~/=*£### they had been a swampworld with sylvan ###£*=/~:,
,^==-:%&&@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @&&%:-==^,
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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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¨.::=;*§£¶ particle board for it to dry on, but ¶£§*;=::.¨
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