They are soft, furry, cuddly and a little bit forlorn.
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There are about 2500 of them, each one a symbol of love, resilience and hope.
Yet their fate remains unknown.
They are the teddies and other soft toys left in their thousands at the Bourke Street Mall to mourn those killed and injured on the morning of January 20.
On that Friday, Dimitrious Gargasoulas allegedly drove a maroon Holden through lunchtime crowds in Melbourne's busy Bourke Street, killing six including a three-month-old baby boy and a 10-year-old girl.
Seven victims still remain in hospitals, with one of them in a grave condition.
In the days since, the scene of the tragedy was turned into a makeshift memorial as Melburnians left flowers, cards, candles, soft toys and wreaths.
On Tuesday, "the monument to life" was cleared away, with the cards to be preserved and the organic material to be composted and, eventually, added to the Victims of Crime memorial near State Parliament.
The soft toys have been taken in by City of Melbourne's Citywide to be cleaned. There is talk of donating them to charities and to the Royal Children's Hospital.
Most of the charities Fairfax Media talked to wouldn't speak on the record, but seemed reluctant to sell them in their stores.
Some suggested preserving them as part of a public monument.
The Royal Children's Hospital referred us to their foundation which is in charge of accepting donations.
The foundation's chief executive Sue Hunt said they "unfortunately would not be able to accept the toys due to infection control".
"All toys donated to the hospital need to be new and unused to ensure patient safety," Ms Hunt said.
Salvos Stores chief executive Matt Davis said it was a very sensitive matter and had to be dealt with with the right level of compassion and dignity.
He said they wouldn't sell the donated toys at their stores.
"If we were approached, we would work to find a solution where we could ensure the right recipient were receiving them,' Mr Davis said.
"We would love to find a suitable recipient ... and ensure that it met with the necessary compassion and dignity to the donor, to the people who have passed away and the recipient."
