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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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§,&@¨#¨#&¨ hands, who are busy putting things in @,¤.£¨@#,,
@#§¨¤#£¤.# my pockets. ¤@£&@#&.§.
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.¨,£¤¨,£¨. clearing where you at first can spot #@,.£¨.@@¨
,¨,§.#¨£§. the house, not yet really in the ¨¨¤,&#¨£¨&
#,.£@##§.§ 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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,¤¤¨.@#,&, and i must've picked it up with my ¨¨#&#.¨,.§
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.£#£¨..,£§ on her stomach, feet in the air, ¨¤,¨¤,&£££
&#¨,@¨¨,§, roughly seven centimeters long. it's .£#,£#¤,¨,
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£¨..¨£&£## my mom is here now. i ask her for some ..,,&&#£¨&
,#,.,&¨,¨, particle board for it to dry on, but £.¨,¤¨¨¨£§
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§..&,§.¤,, throw it away. §¤@,#,#.&#
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