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.:~/$§#¶## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS YOU ##¶#§$/~:.
,,,»*^%&@# KNOW  WHAT YEAR  IT  IS. EVERY PAGE IS A #@&%^*»,,,
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,^~†%£@### FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ###@£%†~^,
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