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,§.,§,§.¤, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ,@&,#¤,#.&
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.§¨@¤¨#¨#. to get up, still looking at the ¨¨&¨¨@,#.@
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,§¨,£,¤,#¨ the house, not yet really in the ¨£&,@§,¤¨¤
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.#.¨¤.¤¨¤. radio (now dented) but also a small .&£,£¤¨£¨§
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,¤.£@¨£.§, and i must've picked it up with my .¨@,¨@¨#.#
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,£,£¤,£,£¨ on her stomach, feet in the air, .,@¨,§,§¨¤
,£¨.£.@¨¤, roughly seven centimeters long. it's .@¤¨&¤.§,£
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¨#¨.#,£,§¨ particle board for it to dry on, but .£¤,&£.£.£
,§,§#¨#,#. she is worried and wants me to ,.¤¨¨@.£,#
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