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££,.§£&¤£# to get up, still looking at the ¤,¤¤§,¨.,¤
..#,§¨.,., direction of sound rather than at my ¤£&,,£,.¨&
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.¤§,¨,@¨.. my pockets. @¨¨££@.¤,¤
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&@¨#¨,£¨£. 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 £¨,#¨,.&§£
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