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.#¤.§¨£,#¨ to west, getting broader and deeper and ,&,.@..§¨#
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.¨#.§,£.@¨ through light, horsemint on the rocky .¤¨£@,¤§¨&
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,,#,£¨#¨&¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ,#,@§.#&.@
¨¤#,&.#.&¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. .£¨.§.¨@,§
.,#.£.&¨§. you could've found me wallowing around ¨@¨£@,#£,#
,§§,£¨&.£, on the southern shores until i got ¨¤¨.#,,#.§
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.#£¨§,#,#¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. ,&,¨§¨,#.¤
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,#@¨¤,£,¤. through the ground just how large it is. ,§,.£.,¤¨&
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.¤£,@,@¨#¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying .£..£..£¨#
,.@,§¨&.#, to get up, still looking at the .@.£§,£¤,£
.&@.@.#.#¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨@,.§.,#,£
¨¨@.§,@¨@¨ hands, who are busy putting things in .&¨@&,¤&,&
¨§@¨£¨§.#, my pockets. ¨&,,@¨¨#.#
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,¨¤,&¨§,£. clearing where you at first can spot .&¨#§.¤§,£
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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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,@¤¨&¨¤,¤¨ other belongings. ,£¨.£.,¤.¤
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.##,#,&¨§¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's .#¨,@,,&.£
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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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