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.#,§.£¨¤., to get up, still looking at the ,#,&.&,&¨@
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,@¨£.@,§¨& my pockets. .#¨£.§¨§¨@
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,¤¨¤.#,&,¨ backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my ,£¨¤,#.£.¤
,§,&,¤,#¨¤ radio (now dented) but also a small ¨&.£,&.£.£
,#¨&,£¨§¨, clay figure i've never seen before. it .£.§,¤¨&¨&
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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 ,¤¨£.@.#,&
¨@¨£.@.£,¨ she is worried and wants me to .&.£.&,&¨@
,&¨¤,§¨&.& throw it away. ¨§¨&¨¤¨#¨¤
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