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.,¨:~==§¤# must've  angered the sun,  and today  it #¤§==~:¨,.
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...:=:$££@ calendar and timepiece  as  long  as you @££$:=:...
.,^=/%$### know what year  it is. every page  is  a ###$%/=^,.
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.¨,,«:§*¤# drawing  of  a muscle cow,  but  i could #¤*§:«,,¨.
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