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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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&&.¨¨¨.§,& direction of sound rather than at my .¨£¨,¨.¨&¨
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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 #..,,..¨¨#
¤,.¨,.@,.¨ must have been laying in the wet dirt, #£¨.,,¨,,¨
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§@.,,¨...¨ particle board for it to dry on, but .#¤#¨,,¨.@
,£@.¨¨,¨¨¨ she is worried and wants me to ,#,@@¨...£
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