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,@¨¨§£..&& to get up, still looking at the ¤¨#¨¨,,§¨,
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@£¤¨¨,¨¨,# radio (now dented) but also a small £¨@#,¨¨£.@
.¨@.¨..¨£, clay figure i've never seen before. it ¤#.§¨,£¤£¨
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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 #&¤.¨,.&..
#.§,..¨#£¨ throw it away. ,,§.,¨££..
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