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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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#£.#&&@@@. through the ground just how large it is. ¨¤§§.££&,.
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,,,&&£,,¨& to get up, still looking at the £¨¤@&¤££&.
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£¨,§#.&&.¤ hands, who are busy putting things in .,,&,,¨..¤
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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 ¨£,§,.£¨¨¤
,,@..@¨.§¤ must have been laying in the wet dirt, .#&#@¨@#¨¤
#¨£#¨££.£¨ and i must've picked it up with my .#¨¨,§&,#§
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§,.¨¤¤#¨£, 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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