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.,¨¤&,¨§#¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an &#¨,.¨,¨.,
#&.,,¨.,,, orange tin radio and a translucent £.¨#§§£&£@
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.##@#,...# through the ground just how large it is. ¨¨¨.@§#,¨.
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£#§&@@&£££ to get up, still looking at the ¤&¤&¤#@&¤§
¤¤@&£¤¤£@& direction of sound rather than at my @£&£¤§£§&¤
@¤§@#§§£&& hands, who are busy putting things in #£@&&#@§@#
@§&@#££#£§ my pockets. #£¤#¤@¤@&£
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§&§£&§§£¤# other belongings. £@&##¤@§@§
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#&§¤§##§#§ particle board for it to dry on, but §&#¤@#&#££
£&§§@&@£§£ she is worried and wants me to ##¤§¤¤¤§§¤
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