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,@¨&¨@,@.£ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, §.¨#.£@¨¨#
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,@¨£,@,§¨@ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could &..#¨&@¨¨@
.@¨§.&.@.@ care less right now. &¨§#,,&.#£
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