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,..:,-/*@@ know what year it is. every page is a @@*/-,:..,
.,~\$&#@## grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ##@#&$\~,.
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¨¨¨,.=*#¶¶ reordered, some names i have never ¶¶#*=.,¨¨¨
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,:=\^@¤¶## drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ##¶¤@^\=:,
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