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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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.§&¨£.#¨#. my pockets. £,£.&,.¤¨£
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,,¤.¤¨£,£. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¤¨£,#¨¤@.£
,##,@,@¨#. radio (now dented) but also a small @,@,¤¨,§.£
¨,@¨§¨£,§. 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 &¨§.@,£&,&
,@&¨&¨#.&. other belongings. ¤.§.#,,@,#
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¨&£,@,#¨¤, particle board for it to dry on, but £.¤.@,¨£.¤
¨¨&,¤.§,¤. she is worried and wants me to §¨@¨#¨@§.@
,#¤,¤¨£¨&, throw it away. £¨#¨¤.¨§,¤
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