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§¨,&.§,#¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. §.¨.,¨@&§¨
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&@¨¤¤¤@£¨¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .#¨£§#¤.¨.
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£§&.¨,§¨#¤ direction of sound rather than at my §¤¤£¨@£.§.
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@,..¨,.¤@§ radio (now dented) but also a small @,¤¨#§@.,.
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,¨,.@@##§¤ particle board for it to dry on, but .#¤.#,#£¨§
,,¨§¨.¨,.¨ she is worried and wants me to §.£¤#§,#£¤
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