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¤&,£.#¨#.@ on the southern shores until i got ¨§&¨@,@¨@¨
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¤@.@¨&.¤¨& umbrella which i'm sitting on. .#&.¤,@,§¨
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.£,@¨£¨§¨& to get up, still looking at the ¨¨§,@¨#.@.
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&£,#,#,§¨& radio (now dented) but also a small .@@,§.§.&¨
.&.@,£.£.§ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨,¤.¤¨#,@,
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@#.#.¤¨¤¨& 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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