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&§¨,¨,¨.,¨ water, stone rings and floating moss. £§,¨&#,.@&
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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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