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§@#@£§#¤¤& direction of sound rather than at my &§@£@@£¤@&
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£¤§##@£@§@ radio (now dented) but also a small &#§§¤§&£££
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§¤£#££¤#&# particle board for it to dry on, but #¤###&£@@&
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