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Thank you for the rep on the tutorial! Glad you found it useful
Thanks for the Rep and the comment !
Thanks for the REP, glad you like the map!
Thanks for the vote, Francissimo. THW
Merci pour la rep
Thank you for the rep!
Thanks for your kind words on my Cartography Lakes map!
Thank you for the rep, but most especially for the kind words! From someone as experienced as you, it means a lot
Merci pour la rep et le commentaire Francissimo !
Thanks for the comment on the Taurian Tel-optic Compass. That was ages ago and my only contest win to date. I've come close a couple of times. The contest was to do a real 3d map. (diorama). The picture really didn't do it justice.
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