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##@§£*/»~. must've angered the  sun,  and  today it .~»/*£§@##
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###¤*^*»^¨ calendar and  timepiece as long  as  you ¨^»*^*¤###
##@¤%$\»-, know what year  it is.  every  page is a ,-»\$%¤@##
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@†==.,¨..¨ below which  are  written coordinates in ¨..¨,.==†@
§*»..¨.,¨. both  space  and time. a lot  of  it  is .¨,.¨..»*§
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###£*†*-:¨ drawing  of a  muscle cow, but  i  could ¨:-*†*£###
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