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§£¤£¨#,.¤¨ to get up, still looking at the ,.¨¨@@,,..
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&&.,§¨¨£#, clay figure i've never seen before. it @¨&¨.¨¨&.¤
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.&,,,@£¤,, throw it away. ,¨§¨.¤@£,,
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