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£¨§,.,¨¨¨, must've angered the sun, and today it ..&¨&#,#.¨
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.,.@.¨.,@, safely forward, every night. ¤,#£,&¤.§.
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¨.¤££,¤£,§ book of stars, is a combined map, ¤,£§,¨§,¤@
@¨#.,&&¨¤@ calendar and timepiece as long as you .¤¤,@,#@&.
#@&¤¨¤,@&¨ know what year it is. every page is a .&¨¤§¤§¨¨§
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¨@¨¨£&,.¤. both space and time. a lot of it is ,@@.¤¤¨£..
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@&&¤¨¨¨.,¤ reordered, some names i have never #@&¨&@¨£,@
.,.,£.¨¨¨# heard. sometimes the dates are ,¨.§§,&§£§
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.#.¨.¤¨#¤¨ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ¨&¤¨&,¨.¤.
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