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¤,.¨,#¨¨¤, already soaked up all the sun. £..@,.¨§.¨
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¨£,¨&..¨,£ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨¨£#§¨¨£¨.
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@¨.¨§,¨@,. river bed. ¤#¨,@.&¤,.
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&¨&#.,§.¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨,.¨.§§§¨.
,,§#&,,#,¨ you could've found me wallowing around ,..¨.&¨##¨
,,¤.¤#¨,@. on the southern shores until i got .......§@£
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.¤£¤¨¨£.¤@ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ..,¨¨.¨,¨.
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£,,,,,¨,¨, to get up, still looking at the ¤¨¨,.#¨.¨.
,#¨,..,¨,, direction of sound rather than at my ,¤¨¨¨,£,,.
,.§.¨¨¨,¨, hands, who are busy putting things in ,¨&,¨¨.¤..
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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 ¤,,.,#..,,
.¨¨..#,.,, must have been laying in the wet dirt, .§,.,,@.¨¨
¨.,...&..¨ and i must've picked it up with my ,¨#¨.,¨§,,
,,¨¨..,@¨, other belongings. §.¨¤,,,,#¨
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.§¨..¨.¨.¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, .,.@.¨&¨¨.
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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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