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.#¨#.£,¤¨& on the southern shores until i got §,¤.#,§&.@
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,£¨§¨¤¨&.£ my pockets. ¤.@¨£¨#£.#
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¨¤.§,¤.&,& other belongings. ¤,#.£,#¤,&
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,#¨@,¤.#.£ on her stomach, feet in the air, §,@,&,.&.¤
,¤,&,§.&.& 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 §.§,&¨¨@,#
¨&¨&.£,§¨§ throw it away. #¨#,£.@¤,£
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