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§§£,£,£#&£ ground, in shoulder-high grass, with an .¨#¨,,¨.¤,
.¨£@#&.,¨£ orange tin radio and a translucent ,¤@¨,.,§§@
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,¤.@,@¤,¤. radio (now dented) but also a small .¤§&§£.#¤#
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#£.£#@,¨¨£ roughly seven centimeters long. it's ¤¨¤,§,¨,,@
,§@¨¨#..&# freshly made, not yet completely dried. £@§£#.¨¨@,
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¨¨,&§.,@#. particle board for it to dry on, but ,¨¤.&#&¤¨¨
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