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##$*†=:¨,¨ calendar and  timepiece  as long  as you ¨,¨:=†*$##
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†»,¨.,..¨, heard.    sometimes   the    dates   are ,¨..,.¨,»†
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#@£§%;~..¨ ground. one lands  on  my foot, it  is a ¨..~;%§£@#
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