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.§§.,¤#.@¨ they had been a swampworld with sylvan ¨&&,.#§.¨¨
,&,§.§.@¤# water, stone rings and floating moss. &&¨@¨@,§¨.
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,&¨¨¨¨¨,&¨ on the southern shores until i got &¨@,¨,.,.¤
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§&£&¤#£¨#@ orange tin radio and a translucent ,§...£¤¤.§
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#,#¤##¨@¤¤ through the ground just how large it is. ¨@@§¨,§¨,¨
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#,.§¨.£¨£¨ the soil is muddy. i slip when trying ¨,#.&§£,¤¨
#@.&¤,££@§ to get up, still looking at the £.&£@¨¨@¤§
..@§¨&@.¨. direction of sound rather than at my §@@,¨£,&.¨
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.,£££,§&@. my pockets. .¨,#&@..¨@
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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 £¨.,&@@££,
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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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