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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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.§¨§.¤@§., direction of sound rather than at my &,#§#.,...
££#§@,¨&,, hands, who are busy putting things in &&,¨&.¨¨¨,
.¨¨,£.#£,¨ my pockets. .¤¨¤£.¨.,&
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#.#.§§¨,¨¤ radio (now dented) but also a small .£¤@..,¨§.
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.¨#..@£¤,¨ and i must've picked it up with my §¤¨§.@@,,¨
.¤§,#.,@¨¨ other belongings. ¨¤¤&£,@¨.¨
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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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