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.#£.¨.&,.. to get up, still looking at the #&¨¤.¨#¨§#
£¨¤.¨£@.¨& direction of sound rather than at my ,@#&,£@@,§
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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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.¤¨,&&&@¤. particle board for it to dry on, but .&¨.£,&¨¨¨
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