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£.£@¨,.,.£ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨.¨¨.&¨¨,.
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.£..,.@¨@& they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨&,£#,¨¨..
¨.£,¨,,.@# 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 .¨¤,§&,,.,
,,,,&,¤¤.. direction of sound rather than at my #,¨.¤§#,.,
,,.,.¨£#£¨ hands, who are busy putting things in £#¨,@,&£.¨
,,.,,.@¨¤£ my pockets. .##¨,¨&¤£,
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§§,¨#.##.. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨.@,¤#,¨¨@
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,@£¤¨,#.§§ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤,,.¤,£¤.¨
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,,¨¤§&,¨£. and i must've picked it up with my .¨¤,.,@.&¤
¤,¨£,#&,,. other belongings. .¨¨§,,¨,##
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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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