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,¨@&§¨¨#¨£ orange tin radio and a translucent ¨,,¨¨#,,£,
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#¨§,¨,,£¤¨ to get up, still looking at the ..,¤,.&§.¨
&@##¨,.¤,& direction of sound rather than at my #¨¨¤@.&,£.
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&¨##@§.¤,@ the house, not yet really in the ,¨.§,§£¨.£
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£#.&,.&.,¨ radio (now dented) but also a small §,.&.¨§@@@
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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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