Constructor: Samuel A. Donaldson and Brad Wilber



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SEGNO

In music notation, Dal segno ( or ; Italian pronunciation: [dal ˈseɲɲo] D.S., is used as a navigation marker. From Italian for "from the sign," D.S. appears in sheet music and instructs a musician to repeat a passage starting from the sign shown at right, sometimes called the "segno" in English. (wikipedia)

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SEGNO, MASSIF, ANSELM

STANHOPE

ANSELM

HOT PEPPER EMOJIS

HOT PEPPER EMOJIS

SYSTOLES

IN A TIE

SET MENU

COACH K

I'M LIKE

JOB JAR

JOB JAR

ROGUE ONE

E-CARD

E-CARD

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