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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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,,«;%§&### drawing of  a  muscle cow,  but  i could ###&§%;«,,
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