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£##,¤¤&§,¨ to get up, still looking at the #¤.§¨¤@.,,
§,.&§.,¨£. direction of sound rather than at my ¨,£##¤.&.,
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&¨@§@£#¨#¨ my pockets. ¤¨&&¨¨@¨¨§
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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 #&@.,,,.£@
¤,@¨,...,, particle board for it to dry on, but ,¨.¤,,,.@,
&¤&§,,,¨,¨ she is worried and wants me to ,,¨&@,¨.£@
.¨..@¨,.,¨ throw it away. ¨¨,£¨£¨.§,
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