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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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.¨@¤§,¤@§& through the ground just how large it is. .£§£#¤§&.,
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,#¤&#§.¨,, to get up, still looking at the #,.,,#,£¨¤
&¨,¨.&¨,¨¨ direction of sound rather than at my &,¨¨@#§¤#@
#,.,§@¨¨.¤ hands, who are busy putting things in @¨,#¨¨.,..
&,.§.&..@¨ my pockets. £.@£....¨&
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@£¤¨#@¤#., clearing where you at first can spot &¨§¤.¨&§¨.
,,#§,,¨@,. the house, not yet really in the #&.#¨§,£¨#
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§&§&¨@.¤&¨ 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 &...,,@.@¨
@¨¤,@¤.¨¨@ other belongings. &¨,¨.@#&¤.
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,#¤.¤¨,#.. roughly seven centimeters long. it's §#£@§£.¤.¨
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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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