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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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¤¨&&,..§¨¨ direction of sound rather than at my ,#..¨.£§,#
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,&&&.&¨¤,@ my pockets. ¨#..¤¤¤¨@&
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§¤§@¨,¨§,, clearing where you at first can spot ,@§#.,¨§¨&
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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 &&@.&.&¤£@
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