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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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¨§¨£,¨&¨@£ orange tin radio and a translucent ,@¨&,§,&.#
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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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.¤.&,,#¨#@ 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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.&,¤¨.@¨§@ and i must've picked it up with my ¨@,@,¤.§¨#
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.£.&,¨#¨@£ 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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