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.,^~-%%*%¶ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¶%*%%-~^,.
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.,~*£@£### on the southern shores until i got ###£@£*~,.
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,-~^§$¤¶@# ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an #@¶¤$§^~-,
..-/=%@### orange tin radio and a translucent ###@%=/-..
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¨¨..»«=%†¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¤†%=«»..¨¨
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.,,,,-:^#@ my mom is here now. i ask her for some @#^:-,,,,.
,.¨¨,.=%§# particle board for it to dry on, but #§%=.,¨¨.,
.^»=;$£§£¶ she is worried and wants me to ¶£§£$;=»^.
¨^»**§§### throw it away. ###§§**»^¨
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