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...§¨¨,@&¨ already soaked up all the sun. @£.@§£.&¤¨
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&¨,&#£&@&, water, stone rings and floating moss. ¨#.,§..@#,
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&¨#¨&.£,§¤ my pockets. ¤,&,§&&¨.¨
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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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,#@.#£#,¨¨ and i must've picked it up with my .¤,¤¨#§@,,
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£#¨.§¤¨,§@ particle board for it to dry on, but ¤§¨&,§¨#§,
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@¤&@§@&§¨¨ throw it away. §¨.¨¨.¤¤,¤
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