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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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&@£&@@&@&@ 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 &#¤#@£&&¤#
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¤¤@@¤&¤&§§ 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 &§§&§&¤#&#
§§§#&§@£#§ other belongings. &££#§#¤¤¤¤
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¤&#&&¤&#£# particle board for it to dry on, but &@£¤£@#@@£
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