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.:~;^*&#¶# to get up, still looking at the #¶#&*^;~:.
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...¨,.,==@ radio (now dented) but also a small @==,.,¨...
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,--††%@£@# my mom is here now. i ask her for some #@£@%††--,
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,^~=^&&### throw it away. ###&&^=~^,
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