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@¨&,£§£.., water, stone rings and floating moss. ¤¨£#@£@¨¤¨
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&¨¨§,@,¨¨¤ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,¨,¤§¨,#¤
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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 ¨§&.§.§&&.
£.#@¨#¨,@¤ throw it away. &¨&§@@..¤&
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