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&.&.@.§£.& to west, getting broader and deeper and .£,£@¨§¨§.
¤,§¨£,,£,£ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨§¨.¤¨&,@,
£,£,£¨£§.£ where the pine hands start to let ,#¨§&.¤.#.
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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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&.§,@,¨£,& backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my .&,,#,@,§.
¤,£,&¨§#,£ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨£¨@£.&,¤.
#.#,@.¨§.@ clay figure i've never seen before. it ,§,.@¨¤,@.
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¤,@¨&¨,&.§ and i must've picked it up with my ¨¤¨¨§,@.¤¨
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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 ,£.¨#¨¤.£¨
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