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.¨,#.#..£§ water, stone rings and floating moss. §§¤,¨,&¤¤,
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.#¤£¨£§,£# to get up, still looking at the §#.&,.@,.,
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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 ,,¨¤££§,¨¨
.,¤¨¨£,§¨§ other belongings. ,¨.#¨..&,,
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.¤.@¨¤¨,#¨ 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 £¤¤¤@£&@¤¨
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