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§.¨¤¤£¨¨¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. §.¨..,.@@@
,,..¤¨¨§#¨ you could've found me wallowing around ,.@¤£¤.,§£
,£¤.,.¨¨.. on the southern shores until i got ,,,&§,,,,,
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§@£&@,¨,¤& ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,§£@#@&¤@¤
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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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£¤@£¤¨¨£#& radio (now dented) but also a small §&§,¨&£..@
££#&..,,¤# clay figure i've never seen before. it &&,¨.¨¨,¨¨
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¤¨,¤§¨.§&, roughly seven centimeters long. it's .#@,¨&#,.§
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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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