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£§¨£.¤¨@¨£ water, stone rings and floating moss. £¨,§.¤§,£,
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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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