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#£¤¨,&#£&@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @¨¨,¨&£&§&
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.¨,#@§@¨.¨ umbrella which i'm sitting on. §¨,¨,£@&§.
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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 £##£¤&¤@¤¤
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¤¤£@§¤#¤£¤ 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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