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&.¤#,¤@¤#. to get up, still looking at the @¨,¨¨¨§#,¨
¤&,§@¨¨,&, direction of sound rather than at my ¤...,¤.&.&
.#@.£¨¨¤££ hands, who are busy putting things in &¨¨.@§¤£&.
#.¤&¤¨&¨., my pockets. @¨,#,.¨¨&¨
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£.¤¨¨£¨#£¤ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ¨@..,,@.,¤
@&#¨§&§¨,, radio (now dented) but also a small §§,..§@¨¤.
.,@&..¤,,¤ clay figure i've never seen before. it .§.¨£¨@¤#@
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£¨&¨#§.¤§@ particle board for it to dry on, but £¨@¨¤£¤..£
&£@§.£@.¨£ she is worried and wants me to #@@#¨,¤,¤.
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