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,£¨&§¨.¨.£ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨&,,,£¤§¨¨
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@¨,¤,£§.,, water, stone rings and floating moss. ¤&.,.&£#¨,
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,.&.&@,,.¤ through the ground just how large it is. ,,¨#@§¨¨,¨
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,..,¨.£,## direction of sound rather than at my @.£§...£§£
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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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¨¨,.,@,#§. freshly made, not yet completely dried. #¨.,,§§¤.¨
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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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