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¤¨@§,,.§,@ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just §,¨§.££.,¨
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,#,§¤..,@. they had been a swampworld with sylvan §@,¨..£&£¨
.,,£§@.¨,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. .@@,..¤,#§
§..&.&@,.¨ you could've found me wallowing around .£#&.,¨,££
#&¨,,@&§.. on the southern shores until i got ,£.¤&¨,.@¨
¤&§¨.#¨&§¨ bitten. ,¨.@§@.¨¨,
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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 ¤.¤&¨¨,...
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,.,,.¤@£.¨ 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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