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§@§@¤#,.¨, already soaked up all the sun. ,¤£,.,.,¨¤
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@¤@¨¨¨,,,. 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 ¨,¨¨£¨.§#.
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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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,,.,.#£.,. my pockets. ¨,,..¨,§.¨
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§&§&,¨@#£§ clearing where you at first can spot #£&#.,,.¨@
§#¤,.¨¨¤£¨ the house, not yet really in the ,&¤¨.@#¤,.
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..¨,,.¨¤¤& radio (now dented) but also a small §§#¤&¨,.@¤
.&#¤@&¨,&£ 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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#&¨¨,,¨¤§, roughly seven centimeters long. it's §§¤.,£,,.,
¨.,&#&,.,, 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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