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,.=:%£&¶## must've angered the sun, and today it ##¶&£%:=.,
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.:=;*@&@## calendar and timepiece as long as you ##@&@*;=:.
.¨,~*$%£@# know what year it is. every page is a #@£%$*~,¨.
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.,,=***@#@ reordered, some names i have never @#@***=,,.
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.,~;†*@### drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ###@*†;~,.
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