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£¨&¨#¨#,£, orange tin radio and a translucent ,¤£,¤,,¤@,
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&&.¨#¤£#,, to get up, still looking at the &£¤,§£@,§&
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@&,&@#£§.£ 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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