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&¤,,,@¨&¨¤ already soaked up all the sun. ¤#¨.&£¨§§@
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§,&,,.§&¨# water, stone rings and floating moss. ..¨&.¤#,.@
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&¤,¨§,&¤£. on the southern shores until i got .§.£¨,¤§££
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@,#¨§£,¨@. orange tin radio and a translucent ¨§¨§,#¨¤§¨
#¤#@&,#.£& umbrella which i'm sitting on. £@£¤@¤§§,&
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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 @&.@@¤¤,.&
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£¤@.,#&£,@ my pockets. §@§,&¨,§#¤
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,¨¨££¤#,§, then i run east toward my home. £,.@¨,££¤¨
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#..¨,¨,.#§ clearing where you at first can spot ¨§@.,&&#£&
,@,.¨¨..¤. the house, not yet really in the .£.&.¤,¨..
.§&¨.¨,.@& backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨@&¤@#@.,¨
.#¨&.,..£. 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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£,,££,¨¨#. on her stomach, feet in the air, ,¤&,,¤@@,#
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£@@£@£&.@. freshly made, not yet completely dried. .@§@&§§.£.
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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 &£.#§¨.£¨£
§#@@¤¨¨¤&# throw it away. ..#@¨&¨£¤@
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