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&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000&quot;&gt;Welcome to the Wiki for Taijitu&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%&quot;&gt;a free region in [[Jennifer Government: NationStates]].&lt;/div&gt;
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*[[Government of Taijitu]]
*[[History of Taijitu]]
*[[Taijitu worldbuilding]]
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