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,.¨#£¤§@#@ water, stone rings and floating moss. @@@@,¨¨.&,
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#&,.@££@¤& orange tin radio and a translucent ¨@¤¤#,¨#@£
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&@§¨.#¨.¨. my pockets. ¨¨§&..¨.¤#
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#.,,#&§@&, backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my §£@#£.¨,,@
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