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¤&@§££&&#¤ calendar and timepiece as long as you §¤§#&&¤§##
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#@£#¤§&@§& too quick, spilling all my notes on the ¤¤@@@&££#@
££&&@§@&¤£ 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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