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#.£..&§,@¨ to get up, still looking at the ¨#£#§&#§§.
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.¨,¨&&@¤,¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨@&.,.¨¨¨@
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§@.,#.¨¤¨¨ the house, not yet really in the ¨..&¨#§,&.
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,§&£@¨£§.£ radio (now dented) but also a small ,£¨@¨,¤¤,,
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#,@.¨#,¨.§ particle board for it to dry on, but §¨¨£#.£..&
¨&£&.&&.¨£ she is worried and wants me to .@,#¨¤¤§¨&
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