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¤.§,§.@.&, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,§,§.&,££¨
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¤¨&.§¨#¨#, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .£.#,¤.@¤¨
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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, .#¨&¨&¨@@,
#.£.&¨@,¤. 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 ¨@,¤¨@,,&¨
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