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#§¨¨,,¨,., already soaked up all the sun. ¨¨.¨#¤¨.¨,
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...¨¨..£££ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨@§#&,.¤@¨
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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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#£&£#¨¨&£@ 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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..¨¨.¨..¨¨ clearing where you at first can spot ,,,.¨,,,,.
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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 &@#¤#&¤£¤@
@#£@#&&#@# must have been laying in the wet dirt, £#@@§¤£¤&§
¤#@#§¤¤@@& and i must've picked it up with my §£&¤¤@&#££
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&#@#@@£§#& on her stomach, feet in the air, ¤£#@¤#¤¤@£
@#¤##¤&@@& roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤&§&&£¤¤§§
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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 #&§&@#@&¤£
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