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..»:^§$¤¶# know what year it is. every page is a #¶¤$§^:»..
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¨¨,.~-^=*& reordered, some names i have never &*=^-~.,¨¨
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,,«/$£#¶@# drawing of a muscle cow, but i could #@¶#£$/«,,
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