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,:=\^$£@## they had been a swampworld with sylvan ##@£$^\=:,
.,»/:;$%$§ water, stone rings and floating moss. §$%$;:/»,.
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.:~\†&§£## radio (now dented) but also a small ##£§&†\~:.
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,,=†=$¤#£¶ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ¶£#¤$=†=,,
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