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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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#@£§$*†«:¨ drawing of a  muscle cow,  but  i  could ¨:«†*$§£@#
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