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..,@@,.¤§, water, stone rings and floating moss. &£§¨.,.&@¨
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£¤,,&§¤¤## bitten. ¤@&£@#,.¨,
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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 ¤&&¤§¤£&¤§
#&&££§#¤§¤ hands, who are busy putting things in §£@@§§££&£
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@#@£@&&£#§ 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 #§§#§£####
#§£@@¤@#££ other belongings. §##£#¤§@§§
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@¤#¤@§@#&§ on her stomach, feet in the air, @£@@££¤&§§
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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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