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.^«:†$¤### CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU ###¤$†:«^.
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.¨¨¨»=†§## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ##§†=»¨¨¨.
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