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..¨¨-*$@£# pine arcades that were planted and #£@$*-¨¨..
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.,,,,\=§@# already soaked up all the sun. #@§=\,,,,.
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...,-†%&£# through light, horsemint on the rocky #£&%†-,...
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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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.,»*$¤#@## and i must've picked it up with my ##@#¤$*»,.
¨,»*:*$@#@ other belongings. @#@$*:*»,¨
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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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