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,,¨¨§.&§¨. they had been a swampworld with sylvan &,¨@.&,¨£.
,.¨££§.@,& water, stone rings and floating moss. &¨£##¤.@§,
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,&§¨&..,.@ on the southern shores until i got .&,¨£.¤¤£.
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&¤§¨§¤¨&§, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an £@#§¨¨§¨,,
.¨#£,£§,¤, orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,,&¨&¤.¨@
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.§@@§.,.¨¨ through the ground just how large it is. #@¨¨@,,£,¤
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#.,§#¨..¨¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying @#&,#¤.¨,.
#,&.§...¨@ to get up, still looking at the ,.&£,#,..§
§£¤&¤¨.,@£ direction of sound rather than at my ¨§,§@&¨.@¨
,.¨,@..#¨£ hands, who are busy putting things in §§#¨.£.@&@
,.,££¨§@¤£ my pockets. ,¨¤.¤#@,.£
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@&£.,&#@@# the house, not yet really in the ,@§.¤¨,¨£,
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.¤&¤£¨¨¨.& radio (now dented) but also a small #¤,,#.§,¨¤
£..¨@.¨,¤¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ,#¨#¤¤#¨@¤
@.¨#¤¨,#@. must have been laying in the wet dirt, §#£¨.,¤&¨,
¤,@.#,§.§# and i must've picked it up with my ¨,§..¤.#,¤
£@@£@#¤§,. other belongings. .@£.¤§££¤.
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.¨..¨£¨§¨, on her stomach, feet in the air, .@§§¨.£#££
,.¨.##@¤¨, roughly seven centimeters long. it's &¨¨&¨§,,¨£
..,£...@,. 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 ,££#,.¨,#¨
...¨.¨¨¨.£ throw it away. §,.§¨.¨&§,
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