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£¤@#§&§#,, on the southern shores until i got #.¨,.¨¨¨¨.
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§..¨,@§¨¨¨ to get up, still looking at the ¨.§&#¨,¨¨#
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£..,,£§,¨¨ hands, who are busy putting things in .¨¨,,,¨.,#
,¨¤¤,¨¨¨£# my pockets. &@££¤#¤@.¨
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£#£.¨¨¨,.# 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 .,,...¤#@¤
,§£&§#&&£, she is worried and wants me to ¨@#@¤..@§¨
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