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#£@@.¨¨.¤@ my pockets. @@#,&.¨£¨#
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§.£.#@§.&¨ radio (now dented) but also a small &#.¨¨,¨¨,¤
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,¨.¨.,##¨¨ roughly seven centimeters long. it's @,@¨§.&@#@
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