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,#..§¨,&¨. on the southern shores until i got ,,@,¨¤.#£,
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..&.#@¨@#, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨#@§¨#¤&¤§
#.¤@§.¤£,@ orange tin radio and a translucent #£,,¤£..,,
£#&,.¤§,£# umbrella which i'm sitting on. ¤¨§.§,@¨,,
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§#,¤££,¤&¨ direction of sound rather than at my ¨.@,¨.§.¨.
§.££..§£¨¤ hands, who are busy putting things in &.§§,¨&¤.¨
§¤§,#.&¨#£ my pockets. ££@.#.¤.¤,
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,@¨..£.¨¨¨ particle board for it to dry on, but ¨..#§§&#&¤
£@¤..@¤,¨. she is worried and wants me to #.¨&¨.¨.¨.
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