How do I import my contacts from iCloud to my MacBook Pro?

I'm using OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, Safari 8.0.2. I want the contacts to stay on iCloud but I also want all of them to live on my laptop. Is there an easy way to do this or do I have to import each contact, one at a time? Please, oh, please let it be easy. I have a lot of contacts.

My contacts are on my iPhone, my Mac & iCloud. The only "Account" (Contacts Menu > Accounts or Apple Menu > System Preferences > Internet Accounts) where I have Contacts turned on is iCloud so the only tab I have in Contacts on my Mac is "All Contacts."
I do insure that I have backups because I think it is possible if unlikely that a problem originating with iCloud could cause a loss. In addition to Time Machine which does my backups I also periodically open the Contacts application and use the File Menu > Export Contacts Archive and keep that exported file (which also gets backed up by Time Machine). That's overkill, but I sleep well

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