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...,..,.¨, to get up, still looking at the £#&¤@@&¤,¨
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¤#@@§@£§#¨ hands, who are busy putting things in ¨.@@&#,.,.
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,#&&¨¨¤£@@ must have been laying in the wet dirt, ¨§@§&¤@#&¨
,¨&,¨,¨&§, and i must've picked it up with my .¨@¤§&&¤¨.
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,.,,#¤,,,¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¨@#¤£.,.,,
£&§¨.¨¨¤@¨ freshly made, not yet completely dried. ..¤#,¨¤##£
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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 .,£§..¤@¨,
&£¨...,¨¨¨ throw it away. §¨¨,.¨,,¨&
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