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£,..,§#@&. pine arcades that were planted and #.,#.@¤¤,§
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&£££§¨¨¨.§ on the southern shores until i got §¨¨.§¨#¨¤§
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&,,,§¤¤¨¨& direction of sound rather than at my ,.§@,§,§&&
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.¤@¨&§¨§&§ my pockets. ¨.&@§...#.
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,¨&¨§¤..,¤ radio (now dented) but also a small ,,¨,¨..&.@
£¨¤&¤.£..¤ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨,,¨,¨.§§£
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,¤¨&,.@.§¨ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ,£¨.,,@@.§
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