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.,^«:^$@## pine arcades that were planted and ##@$^:«^,.
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,~»=§*£### to west, getting broader and deeper and ###£*§=»~,
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,,,~\§%### they had been a swampworld with sylvan ###%§\~,,,
.^«:*£@### water, stone rings and floating moss. ###@£*:«^.
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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 ##@¤^†«-¨.
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.,-»^=*@@# she is worried and wants me to #@@*=^»-,.
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