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§#@£¤#@£#§ orange tin radio and a translucent #&¤@@#@@¤¤
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§&§£¤&¤@&¤ through the ground just how large it is. £¤£¤£#¤@£#
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¤¤&§¤¤§&£& to get up, still looking at the @#§@@#&&££
§¤¤§@&#@§@ direction of sound rather than at my #@¤§&&&§##
§&#£#@¤#£¤ 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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@&#¤£&¤@&# particle board for it to dry on, but £¤£#£&££@#
@§&@##£@## she is worried and wants me to ¤&&¤@#§§¤&
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