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~ a mermaid ~  8/96
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 -=[mermaid]=-  12/96
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 -=[ mermaid ]=-  8/97
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 ( modification by: AlftheMerking )

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 -=[ mermaid on rock ]=-  8/97
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 -=[ New Year's mermaid ]=-  1/99
 thanks to AlftheMerking  for passing it
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 ~ King Neptune ~ 8/96

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-=[ Ariel, the little mermaid ]=-  1/98

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 -=[ Arial ]=-  5/98
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