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,£¨#,&,@,@ already soaked up all the sun. ¨#,@¨@¨¤,¤
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¨&,§.¤¨¤,, on the southern shores until i got ¨@¨&.@.£.£
,¤.&¨£,¤¨£ bitten. ¨#.§.&.@.&
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.£¨§.#,¤¨§ but now i'm further back, on solid ,£.@,§¨¤¨§
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,§,§¨¤.¤¨@ orange tin radio and a translucent ,¤¨@¨&,&,&
,@.#,#,£.. umbrella which i'm sitting on. .#¨&.§¨&,£
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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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¨£,¤¨£.@,# clearing where you at first can spot ,@¨§¨¤,¤¨&
,&,§,@.&,¨ the house, not yet really in the .@¨&,#¨&.£
,#,§,£¨§,@ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨#,#,¤,¤,&
,#.&¨£.§,, radio (now dented) but also a small ,£.§.¤.@,§
,&,§¨§.@.¤ clay figure i've never seen before. it .£¨§,@,§¨@
¨&¨¤,£.&., must have been laying in the wet dirt, .&,¤.¤.£,&
.£¨#¨#.#,& and i must've picked it up with my ,#,@¨£,@,¤
¨#¨#.#¨@¨¨ other belongings. .@.£.£¨¤¨§
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,§.§¨¤.¤.@ on her stomach, feet in the air, ,£¨#.&.§,¤
.@.§,@.§.. roughly seven centimeters long. it's ,#.&,¤.&.£
¨¤¨#¨#¨&¨@ 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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