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§¤¨..,..§, ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an @##,&¨#,¤¤
,,@¨.,¨¨£¤ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,¨#¤¤&¤¤.
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§@.¨@,,@¨# to get up, still looking at the ¨,£&§#,,¨§
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.¨¨@¤&@.#. radio (now dented) but also a small ,&.¨¤#¨,¨.
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,.§.,.§¨¨& she is worried and wants me to #,¤&§@@¨££
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