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&.,#¤£&,,, 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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¨£,£..¤#,¨ particle board for it to dry on, but .&&,.,£@¨#
¤&@§.¤,§¨§ she is worried and wants me to £.@,¨#¨§£§
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