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.¨¨¨-«†*§# TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO LEAD  THEM #§*†«-¨¨¨.
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....¨.«=¤# DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD #¤=«.¨....
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