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..,~:*$@@# forgotten. wild boars roaming #@@$*:~,..
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.¨,-:*@&¶# through the ground just how large it is. #¶&@*:-,¨.
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,,¨:=/^%¤# to get up, still looking at the #¤%^/=:¨,,
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,..,»*$%#@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @#%$*»,..,
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,..¨^»*†%# other belongings. #%†*»^¨..,
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,,^«=$£@@@ roughly seven centimeters long. it's @@@£$=«^,,
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