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@§£&#¤§@@@ calendar and timepiece as long as you &§£&@¤@§#¤
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§#§##§#§&& both space and time. a lot of it is ¤£&¤¤¤¤£##
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¤@£@§§§@¤¤ reordered, some names i have never &#£&&££&§£
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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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