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&,,¤##¨§¨. water, stone rings and floating moss. ,&#,¨#¤@&.
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&.,@##¨£&¨ orange tin radio and a translucent £.¤§@##§#,
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.¨@£@..,§# to get up, still looking at the ¨#&#§.¤£§£
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,§§¨#£.¤&, my pockets. §.#@#¤¨§,¨
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,@§,.#.@#, 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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&§¨¤,.¨£#¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,£@#..@¤¤&
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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 ¨@&&§#@¨,@
,.¤....&@¨ throw it away. &.¨..¨&¨#.
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