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££.¨¨¨¤&£@ through the ground just how large it is. ¤&¤&.¨,¨£@
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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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&££§&§@§#§ particle board for it to dry on, but §###&£#§§&
¤&£&§@§&@¤ she is worried and wants me to @@@&£@&&§@
#&§&¤&#@@§ throw it away. £@£§£§£§§¤
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