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¨.-/^$¤£## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS YOU ##£¤$^/-.¨
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.~-;*§£@#@ DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD @#@£§*;-~.
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