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.@#,¨§¤£££ water, stone rings and floating moss. ,@£,¨¨¨¨..
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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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¤¨¨,¨¨¨.&¤ direction of sound rather than at my §£&¨.&¤¨¨#
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#..£##¨.¤# my pockets. §,,§£§@§£@
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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 £#&§@&§£#&
#&£&@¤¤### other belongings. @¤¤#§##£¤¤
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£££££@#@£§ my mom is here now. i ask her for some £§££&¤#¤@&
£¤¤&@&#¤#& particle board for it to dry on, but ¤£@§§§§#§¤
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