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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 ,£.,¤,#,@#
,&¨£.£¨¤&. my pockets. £§.§¤.&¨¨§
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.§,#¨£,.@. 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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.#,§.#¨¤&¨ particle board for it to dry on, but £@¨§§¨@¨¨§
¨¤¨#,#.,@, she is worried and wants me to .§.,&¨#,§&
,@,£.¤.¤¤, throw it away. ¤@.&&.¤¨,£
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