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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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..&..&.£&. but now i'm further back, on solid ,...£.¨.,.
..¨§¨..&&§ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an §¨.,¨§.¨.¨
,¨..£.,&,¤ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨@,.¨.£,¨¨
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,¨,#,,.¨,¨ through the ground just how large it is. ,¨.¤#&¨,&¨
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,£....@,¨, to get up, still looking at the @¨,,¨§.§§,
.¨£¨...@.¨ direction of sound rather than at my @&¨¨.,¨£&&
£,¨@.,.¨§, hands, who are busy putting things in #@§,¨,.@,£
&#..&..¨¨& my pockets. ¤¨@¤,,.¨¨§
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#,.,¨#,&&, clearing where you at first can spot ,#¨¨&,,.§¤
#@,,..,@£& the house, not yet really in the ¨¨£,,£¨,£,
§#@,,,.@¨@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨,,§,,&¨¨,
&.§#,.¨.¨£ 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 £#£,...&,,
,£,.&.¤¤,. other belongings. £.#@¨¨,.§¨
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,£.¨§¨,¨¤# on her stomach, feet in the air, #.,.#££¨,¨
,¨#¨.£¨,¤¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's £§,.£,§§,¨
,,,#¨,£,¨, freshly made, not yet completely dried. .§&.,.£§&¨
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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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