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🎵 Music: Bach - Minuet 🖼️ Image Sources (in chronological order): https://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=781239 https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/claymore-anime-and-manga/images/33467744/title/claymore-wallpap https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/galatea/images/29064362/title/galatea-photo https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/item/galatea/ant8_IeqVa1qLYKKYgvQbod4jRgv https://www.pinterest.com/pin/325666616796129994/ https://zonaclaymore.blogspot.com/2011/10/hysteria.ht https://www.zerochan.net/10225 http://zonaclaymore.blogspot.com/2011/10/hysteria.ht http://galleryhip.com/ballerinas-dancing.ht https://aminoapps.com/c/claymore-fans/page/item/noel/d3jv_1o3HaIE3RBDW47EYoMZep2wm1xNq https://elinorraske.blogspot.com/2021/07/tornado-clouds-storm-clouds-digital.ht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ37eJve4 #claymore #claymoreanime
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