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.:~/*£##@# backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my #@##£*/~:.
,¨.¨«=%#¶@ radio (now dented) but also a small @¶#%=«¨.¨,
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¨,=:†%@### particle board for it to dry on, but ###@%†:=,¨
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