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.@,,£¨#,£& to west, getting broader and deeper and ..#§¨£§,.&
£@,¤#&#§,£ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨@,&&¨&.£@
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#.§,¨.&¨.. through light, horsemint on the rocky .,¤&...&,,
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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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&,,£#,¨¤.¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨.¨¨#¨.#,,
¤¨¤¨&.#&@& radio (now dented) but also a small ,,,££.£#¨@
&£@&£#.¨¨, clay figure i've never seen before. it .,#¨&§.#@.
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.,,#¨@¨,.¨ other belongings. &,§¨#&¨¤&¤
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§@,.&§.@§@ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨.&,§£&&¨@
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&@¤@¤¨§.£¨ 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 £,£££,¨§,§
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