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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:07, 21 December 2014		285 × 348 (15 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	12:53, 29 July 2014	No thumbnail	568 × 695 (228 KB)	MusiCitizen (talk \| contribs)
	12:49, 29 July 2014	No thumbnail	90 × 135 (4 KB)	MusiCitizen (talk \| contribs)

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