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§.§,£,§¨#. to west, getting broader and deeper and .¤¨@,§.¤§,
@.&.¤¨§.£, slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨&.£,@¨,&.
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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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&¨§,¤.#.£¨ 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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&.&.#¨£¨#¨ 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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§¨#¨#.#.§. it's a statuette of a girl laying naked ¨#¨@,&.¤¤.
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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 .§¨#.¤..¤¨
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