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#&£&.¨¤£.¨ on the southern shores until i got ..&@.,£@@¤
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@@&@§@&¤§@ to get up, still looking at the ¤##&§#¤§@§
&&£@§£¤@ direction of sound rather than at my ##¤#§§@§£#
¤¤££@§## hands, who are busy putting things in @£&¤¤#££@#
&¤#¤&¤@#¤& my pockets. &@§¤¤¤#§
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§¤#§¤£¤§#§ radio (now dented) but also a small £§££§££§££
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#§##§¤¤#§§ other belongings. §£¤@§#@&
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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 @&¤@¤£¤#@@
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