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#,@¤,£&¨#¨ on the southern shores until i got #.¤..¤£¨.¨
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§¤.§£¤&££¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an £¤,¨,#¨,#&
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,@#@¨&¤¨,, through the ground just how large it is. .,&&¨,&¤¨,
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,@,,..,,¨@ my pockets. ,,..§¨,#¤@
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#,¨£,.¨.&¤ 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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&¨.#&¨¨,¨¨ 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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