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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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,¨¨@&.,£,. direction of sound rather than at my ¨¤£¤&§£..¨
§§,¨.¨,,,¤ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨.§&£¤,,#§
#,,#¤§§¤¨¨ my pockets. @¨.@@,,,¨@
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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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¤£@§§,,,,& and i must've picked it up with my ¨¨¨,¨¨¤£,¨
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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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