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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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@§.#££#&@& to get up, still looking at the .¨¤&£§,&¨£
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¤,.@.,.,¨¨ radio (now dented) but also a small ..&,,@£..,
@,£&¨¨¨¨,@ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨##¨§.@,.#
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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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