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,-«/*@¶### COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A ###¶@*/«-,
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¨^»\%§@£## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU ##£@§%\»^¨
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,¨¨.~†¤$¶# FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. #¶$¤†~.¨¨,
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,,»*%§§@## DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD ##@§§%*»,,
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