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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 .§,@¨.#..@
.#§.£#¨&.# orange tin radio and a translucent ¨@,#.@¤.££
,.&,¨£.£,£ umbrella which i'm sitting on. .£¨&,,§.,¤
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,##.@¤.¤¨& hands, who are busy putting things in ¨#,§¨¤§¨£§
..@..£.#,@ my pockets. .¤,§,,&..¤
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,¨£..¤¨¤,& 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 ¨#,£¨,@¨.£
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¨,@,¨§.¤.§ particle board for it to dry on, but ,&¨£¨,§..&
.&£,£@.¤,# she is worried and wants me to ¨¤.@,§§¨#§
..&,¨¤.#,@ throw it away. .@,¤.,¤,.@
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