 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

With compatible signs,
$$
\omega_2=A\tanh(\Omega t),
\qquad
\omega_3=\Omega\operatorname{sech}(\Omega t).
$$
\b[Thus as $t\to\infty$, $\omega_1$ and $\omega_3$ vanish while $\omega_2\to A$. The body approaches steady rotation about the intermediate principal axis; the full separatrix connects the two opposite intermediate-axis rotations.]

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