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#.@¤¨&.§,@ 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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£,.¤,&.&.& particle board for it to dry on, but .&,,£,#,§.
&¨@§¨&¨#.@ she is worried and wants me to ¨&¨¤§.§,£¨
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