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,£§§¨¨¨&¤§ to west, getting broader and deeper and §,,,,..,¨.
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..¨¤¨¤¤,.£ through light, horsemint on the rocky ¨@§#,,¨,,,
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#...¨,,.,. water, stone rings and floating moss. #@#¨¨¨.@¨@
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.,¨¨,¨¨.## direction of sound rather than at my #..,@&§¨¨#
£¨,,¨¨..#. hands, who are busy putting things in &&..#¨&£..
¨#¨¨.¨,,.¨ my pockets. ££§¨¨.&@§,
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£,.¨§§£,,& the house, not yet really in the ¨¨¨¨.¨,.@¤
§&.,&¨££,. backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ,¨,.¨.,¨¤¨
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¤.&¤¨,@,#¤ 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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