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£¨,.§&,¨¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. #,..¨#¨¨#.
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.¨@.#@#@,. on the southern shores until i got ¤&£,.&,§§¨
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£#@,¤,§¤.. orange tin radio and a translucent &.¨£££¤,¨,
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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 ,,&¨,§¨#§,
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&,&£¨&§,&, other belongings. ¨,.&@,#,@¨
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§,.¤,&@£@§ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ¨,¨#§¨¤&¨.
£@.£@§,.¨. particle board for it to dry on, but ¨,.¤.&¤¨§¨
£,§&.¨¤.¨, she is worried and wants me to ¨¨.£#&,@#&
,@£.§¨&¤,. throw it away. @,,@¨,#¤,,
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