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#@#§*/-,,, already soaked up all the sun. ,,,-/*§#@#
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$/«~,¨.¨,¨ slower as it goes. equisetum grow just ¨,¨.¨,~«/$
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^¨....,,¨, water, stone rings and floating moss. ,¨,,....¨^
=~¨...,¨,, you could've found me wallowing around ,,¨,...¨~=
\«,.¨,.,,, 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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.¨.,.¨,¨.¨ to get up, still looking at the ¨.¨,¨.,.¨.
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,.,¨.,.¨¨, hands, who are busy putting things in ,¨¨.,.¨,.,
¨.,¨¨..¨¨¨ my pockets. ¨¨¨..¨¨,.¨
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:¨¨¨,.¨¨.. then i run east toward my home. ..¨¨.,¨¨¨:
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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 ¨,,.¨,,,..
~¨¨,.¨.... throw it away. ....¨.,¨¨~
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