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,¨.,.¤¨@.¨ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .@.¤¨¨#,,,
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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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¤,@¤.@#,,. 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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