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@.,£¤.,£¨¨ 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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§¨,.@¨,,@, and i must've picked it up with my ¨@#¨£££,@&
.§,.££¨,&¤ other belongings. ¨@¨¤£¨,&&,
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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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