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§@,,##@£¨. direction of sound rather than at my &¤.,,.#§,¨
..,..§&¨¨£ hands, who are busy putting things in ¤¨¨&§¨...¨
#¤¤§¨.,.,, my pockets. ,¨..,¨@@@£
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§&#&@¤#&&# the house, not yet really in the @£§&&&¤#§&
&¤#¤#&££@& backyard. from my pockets i retrieve my £§£&££#@##
£#@£&&¤@&# radio (now dented) but also a small @¤#@&§§&@#
#££££§&&¤& clay figure i've never seen before. it @&££@£§§¤¤
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££#¤£&¤¤§& and i must've picked it up with my §¤§¤§¤#¤£§
#&&§¤&¤¤@§ other belongings. £#@&¤§#§§#
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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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