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§&¤¤@@¨,#§ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §&@#¨¨.¨&@
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@§¨..@&.¨§ particle board for it to dry on, but &¤...#,¤&¨
&¨£¨¨£¨¤,£ she is worried and wants me to ..¤.¨#&@,&
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