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&¨@£,##.¨@ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨§.§,#£...
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#&¨@,,§,&¨ bitten. ¨,£&.£,,##
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¤§#&#.&¤@§ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨¤§##,§£¤¨
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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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,¤¨¨@,.¨.§ radio (now dented) but also a small &.¨,§,§£@&
@&,##,¨,@& clay figure i've never seen before. it @..&#&,,¨&
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¤,§§£¨&&§¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¤¤¤,@£,&#.
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,.,,¨@§¨@. roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨@¨£§.¨&&@
..¨¨£,#@## 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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