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#@£&§&&¤§& direction of sound rather than at my §¤££§¤#£@£
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§&£§£&&¤£§ my pockets. £¤¤&@£¤§£@
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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 £#£&£&§§£&
§@&#@£#@££ throw it away. ¤#&@@##£&@
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