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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 &@&&£,¨¨,£
.¨,¨&£,.¨¨ clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤¤##¨¨¤#..
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£#,¨&§¨.¨¨ and i must've picked it up with my ¨£,,#§£#.,
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.#&§@£££¨¨ particle board for it to dry on, but §§.¨§¨,&&.
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