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,¨¨,,,¨,.¨ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS YOU ¨.,¨,,,¨¨,
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.¨,,.¨,¨¨. BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN .¨¨,¨.,,¨.
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