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#&.¨..£#¤¤ through the ground just how large it is. §@#&....§&
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@&£&¤§§@@& direction of sound rather than at my @£§@&¤§@@&
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.¨,##£&&@# clay figure i've never seen before. it ¨.¨¨¨§£#§,
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.¨@#@@,... particle board for it to dry on, but &£¨¨,¨&£¨¨
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