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.@,@£¨¨£.£ to get up, still looking at the §.#.¨£¨£.¤
.¤¨¨§.@£,@ direction of sound rather than at my ¤¨&¨£§¨§,£
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,@¨,£.¤@.£ the house, not yet really in the ¤¨#¨£¤.§,@
,#,£@.,@¨§ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my @,@¨¨£¨£.£
.§,,&¨@£,# radio (now dented) but also a small &.£,#§,§¨@
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.¤¨¨&¨&&¨& other belongings. §.#¨@&¨#.£
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.&,#@..¤¨& on her stomach, feet in the air, #,£¨¨¤.#,&
,#¨.#,§#.# roughly seven centimeters long. it's #¨&,§£,@.¤
.@,¤£¨.¤¨£ freshly made, not yet completely dried. @,¤,,§¨¤,@
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,§¨£#¨,&.@ my mom is here now. i ask her for some ¤¨£.¨@.¤,§
¨&.,&.££.£ particle board for it to dry on, but @¨#,#£¨@.§
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