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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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£¤¤¤#§&¤@£ and i must've picked it up with my ¤&@@@#&£¤&
@§£&&£&#&¤ other belongings. &£@@&&#¤#§
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@£¤#§@&¤@# roughly seven centimeters long. it's #§@&£££#£&
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##¤@&§#&£# particle board for it to dry on, but &&§¤£¤£#¤#
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