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£¨£,£&.&¤¤ hands, who are busy putting things in §¨¤.£,,££¨
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§§,¨&,@§£& clay figure i've never seen before. it ,¨&§#¤¨§§@
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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 ¨&.,¨,¨&§¨
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