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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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¨.=^$£§@## through the ground just how large it is. ##@§£$^=.¨
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,,,.»~^†¤@ to get up, still looking at the @¤†^~».,,,
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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 ####*%:~:,
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¨~»«-†%§@# particle board for it to dry on, but #@§%†-«»~¨
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