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£,@¨¨¨,@¨@ on the southern shores until i got @£,@§.#,§.
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£¨&#,&,¨¤¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an ¨¤@&¨.¨..,
§&.§@&,&@@ orange tin radio and a translucent £¨,£.,¨.,&
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,@¨££#.,¤£ radio (now dented) but also a small ££.#,¤¨¨£@
§#§¨,§,#., 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 .#.,,&&@.,
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