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.¨.¨.,.»*¤ water, stone rings and floating moss. ¤*».,.¨.¨.
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,^-:$@#@## ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ##@#@$:-^,
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,:«:†§§§&¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¤&§§§†:«:,
.-~:%$¤### radio (now dented) but also a small ###¤$%:~-.
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¨.¨..:~§&@ my mom is here now. i ask her for some @&§~:..¨.¨
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,~~\†@#### she is worried and wants me to ####@†\~~,
,,¨:*§^@## throw it away. ##@^§*:¨,,
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