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¨¨.-/%@£#@ BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN @#£@%/-.¨¨
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.:=/^%§@## HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE ##@§%^/=:.
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