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Image on the front depicts a cowgirl with a lasso, to the left of the image is a large orange '6' which has been drawn to look like it has been stitched onto the card. The section on which the '6' is printed is narrower than the back of the card, so when the card is opened, the cowgirl is still visable. Next to her is a pop up picture of a cowboy sitting on a fence, and a printed greeting. 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