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¨¨:=\*¤#@# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS YOU #@#¤*\=:¨¨
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,¨¨,¨,.¨¨¨ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¨¨¨.,¨,¨¨,
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...¨¨¨.,¨¨ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ¨¨,.¨¨¨...
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