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.-=:*£&### BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH TO ###&£*:=-.
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.,~:†@#### SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ####@†:~,.
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¨:=\%$£### CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU ###£$%\=:¨
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¨-~*^$¤@## FOR  RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##@¤$^*~-¨
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¨~«/*&@@## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY  NOTES ON THE ##@@&*/«~¨
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