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.^-*$$£¶@# snicker a bit. you usually get old #@¶£$$*-^.
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,^»^*¤#£## calendar and timepiece as long as you ##£#¤*^»^,
,:-~»^*¤@# know what year it is. every page is a #@¤*^»~-:,
..~†%%¤### grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ###¤%%†~..
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.,~\§&¤@@# both space and time. a lot of it is #@@¤&§\~,.
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,.-=†¤&£## i sling open the book of stars a bit ##£&¤†=-.,
,~-/%@@@@# too quick, spilling all my notes on the #@@@@%/-~,
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