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#£¨£¨,¨¨¨¨ on the southern shores until i got .¤@¨#..@£¤
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#¨¤.&&,@¨¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨,.¤§£#£,#
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§¤¤@¨£¤.£@ to get up, still looking at the &,¨&¤#,@£¨
@¨..&£.&£¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨#¨#,.£§.#
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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 ¤&,.@¨§#¨&
.§&.¨.¨@¨@ she is worried and wants me to #.&.¤&£¨@&
§¤.£,,¨§#@ throw it away. #@£¤@,.@§,
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