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#@#£*^^~¨, and  gets thick  enough  to  breathe. it ,¨~^^*£#@#
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###@£$%:~, before you  learn  the trade  enough  to ,~:%$£@###
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##¶§%†^=,, know what  year  it is. every  page is a ,,=^†%§¶##
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#&**:~,¨¨¨ below which  are written coordinates  in ¨¨¨,~:**&#
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&§=^«¨¨,¨¨ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¨¨,¨¨«^=§&
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£$†:«,¨¨.. drawing  of  a  muscle cow,  but i could ..¨¨,«:†$£
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