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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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@¤£&§#&& 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 #¤¤#££@§
&§£&@#§¤#£ other belongings. ¤£§&@£&@
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¤#&£#&@¤£§ particle board for it to dry on, but #@#£¤@@#¤@
¤¤#&¤#¤£££ she is worried and wants me to &§§§£##§§§
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