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.¤,¤,&.@.& to west, getting broader and deeper and ¤.¨¤,,#,¨#
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.&,#¨&¨£¨¤ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #.,£.,@¨.#
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,§,£.#.&¨& through the ground just how large it is. £,.£.,£,.#
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,@.§,§¨@¨¤ my pockets. @¨,#.¨@.¨£
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,§¨#.¤.&¨& the house, not yet really in the #¨,£,,&,.§
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,@,&¨£¨&¨& radio (now dented) but also a small @¨.#,¨§..&
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,§¨£.#¨£¨& on her stomach, feet in the air, #¨&¤.&£¨#£
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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 @.&&,¤£¨¤¤
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