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#££#§£@@#& 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 §¤§&§¤#§£@
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