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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 @#¨¨§£,¨¨¨
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