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¤¨§.£¤.¨#. know what year it is. every page is a ,&¨##¨,£,&
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.¤,#&¨,.¨, ground. one lands on my foot, it is a .#.¨¤§#.¤&
§£¤,#,,¨¨, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could &@.¤¨,£§,&
.¨&££¨.¨¨& care less right now. ¨§¤#.£¨§@¨
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