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#&,,&@,§#, on the southern shores until i got §§¨@,¨,,,@
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£§,¤¨¨.¤¨¤ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .£¨@@£,@.@
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£.£,¨§#¨£# radio (now dented) but also a small ,&@,.¨§£#&
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.,§,#..@,@ roughly seven centimeters long. it's @,,¨§§§,¤.
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§..¨¤¨££&£ particle board for it to dry on, but ¨¨,@.@§,,§
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@£&¨#,.¤.. throw it away. @§.@¨.&§#§
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