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,^»:=@@¤@# before you learn the trade enough to #@¤@@=:»^,
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¨-»*%§#### know what year it is. every page is a ####§%*»-¨
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,--/=/*¤#@ below which are written coordinates in @#¤*/=/--,
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,¨.~-/@@¶@ reordered, some names i have never @¶@@/-~.¨,
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