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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 &@£@#@¤&@§
#@§#§@@§¤¤ must have been laying in the wet dirt, @¤£#¤#&¤¤£
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#£&£####&@ on her stomach, feet in the air, #£@@&&#@@§
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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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