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@,¨¨.¨,¨££ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨¨##.,@£§#
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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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#@@§£¨.,,@ freshly made, not yet completely dried. §.,¨¨@&.,§
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¨.,¨£@£&., particle board for it to dry on, but .¨¤@.,§§..
#¤&.,@¤.,. she is worried and wants me to @¨¨,¨.¨..#
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