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§@¤#&.,¨¨¤ water, stone rings and floating moss. ,,.#@@¤.¨@
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...¤@.,,.§ direction of sound rather than at my ,,#¤&¨¨,.,
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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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