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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 §,#¨§.££.&
¨&.#,,§,§, radio (now dented) but also a small §.#.£,¨@,¤
,£¨#¨£@.§¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it §.#,¤¨§&¨§
.§.¤,¨@¨#, must have been laying in the wet dirt, &,§.¤¨.£,@
¨¤.&.@&.¤, and i must've picked it up with my @,&¨¤¨£#¨§
¨@.§.¨&,@¨ other belongings. @.£,§.,&,#
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¨§.@,£&,@, on her stomach, feet in the air, #.&.&,&#.&
,£,@,,£.#¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's #,§,@.¨£¨#
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¨#¨#.##.§. my mom is here now. i ask her for some £,@,&.#@,¤
¨@.@,,£,@¨ particle board for it to dry on, but @.&.£,,£,#
.#¨@,@¤,#. she is worried and wants me to @.§.#¨@#¨£
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