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.¨,¨,§£#,§ 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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,¨.¨¨¤,&£§ 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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