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#§&#¤...§@ on the southern shores until i got £§¤¤£,@£§@
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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 @§,,£¤..¨@
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&¨..§.@,§£ roughly seven centimeters long. it's .£¤§¨,,,&.
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..£#¤£,..¤ my mom is here now. i ask her for some @#&¤&,&,§¤
&.#,.¨@¨.§ particle board for it to dry on, but £¨.,,§&§&.
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¨,,.&¨@.#£ throw it away. .¤@.,§§¨¨¤
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