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.¨...^:§#¤ pine arcades that were planted and ¤#§:^...¨.
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¨¨,:~~†@@@ they had been a swampworld with sylvan @@@†~~:,¨¨
.~»/%$¤£## water, stone rings and floating moss. ##£¤$%/»~.
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¨¨.¨¨:†£§@ on the southern shores until i got @§£†:¨¨.¨¨
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.,=\=$## direction of sound rather than at my ###&$=\=,.
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,^~*$§¤@## my pockets. ##@¤§$*~^,
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,~~*†$¤@@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@@¤$†*~~,
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.,~;**£@@# clay figure i've never seen before. it #@@£**;~,.
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