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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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,#¤,¤,£#,. radio (now dented) but also a small #.¨.@¨#§§¤
£¨@¤¤§.§¨¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it #.,££&¨..#
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#,&§¨£¤££. particle board for it to dry on, but ¨@.¨.,¨.£@
¤#¨¤@¨.¨@§ she is worried and wants me to ¤@¨.,¨.£.¨
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