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,¨,§&§,¤&, they had been a swampworld with sylvan .¤,,¨£¨@¨.
.¨§,¨@¤,¤, water, stone rings and floating moss. @&.¨#@##..
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@,§@#§¨.,¤ on the southern shores until i got £££¤.¨#&¨,
£@,..¤¨¨¤& bitten. .,,@.£.§¨£
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,¤&##¨.£.# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §&¨,,,¨¤§§
#..,#,£#&, orange tin radio and a translucent .&¨,¨.§,.#
#¨,@£&.,§§ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¤§,¨,£@,£.
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¤£,.£,¤£#¨ to get up, still looking at the @.&¨,,&,¤,
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,,#¨¤&#§¨¨ my pockets. .#&¤£..,#¨
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.@¤@.¨§¨§¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my .,¨#,@¨¤#&
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#,¤@#.,,,, clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨&.¨¨.¤.§¨
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.¤.#&.¨¨§. 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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