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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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.-~†*$§### both space and time. a lot of it is ###§$*†~-.
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¨.¨,~~*$%§ reordered, some names i have never §%$*~~,¨.¨
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