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,..,.,.,,, forgotten. wild boars roaming §.¨§£§¤.,,
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.¨¨§@#¤¨.@ to west, getting broader and deeper and ¨,,¨.¤@..¨
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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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,¨.&§£¤#@. ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¤,¨#§@#@#,
§£¨,¤#§&¨, orange tin radio and a translucent ¨¨..§&§§¨.
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&¤¨.¨,¨,£@ invisible to my eyes but i can feel .¨£@¨¨,..,
¨¨¨#§£§... 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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&££§#@,,., backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my £#£@&#§£.¨
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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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&,,,,¤#@@@ particle board for it to dry on, but ¤#§§§,...£
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@¨.¨,,,#@¨ throw it away. .§¤¨..,,¨#
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