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.£#££¤¨,¨@ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¤,.@¤¤¨¨,,
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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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¨.##..#¨@¤ radio (now dented) but also a small ,.,,,@@@#§
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@&.£@¤.£¤, roughly seven centimeters long. it's #£,,£.&§,#
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,,¨¨.£&¨.# particle board for it to dry on, but ¨£§¤@¤,,,¨
¨¨,.&,¤.@, she is worried and wants me to #.¨,.#¨.,.
,,¨¤&¤£§## throw it away. &.¨,#@....
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