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#@§#§@@¤@¤ invisible to my eyes but i can feel £§¤&££¤§§£
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§¤§#¤¤¤@¤& direction of sound rather than at my £@&#§##@£#
&@#£#§@§@¤ hands, who are busy putting things in &§¤£@#¤&¤&
£§¤&§&§#@# my pockets. @§¤#&¤&£§&
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§&£@£££##@ the house, not yet really in the ##§£@§@§¤@
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¤¤@££#@£¤& radio (now dented) but also a small £@@§@£&£§@
§&£@§@#¤&§ clay figure i've never seen before. it @§£&£#¤§£#
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##¤£#§§¤#§ other belongings. ££##@§@@§&
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£@§&§§£¤¤£ on her stomach, feet in the air, §&§§#&&&£&
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£§¤&#¤§@£§ particle board for it to dry on, but @£¤@£§§¤@£
£#&#@££§¤¤ she is worried and wants me to ¤§¤¤&££#£&
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