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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 #@##%*»,,,
,¨¨,»$%§#@ both  space and  time.  a lot  of  it is @#§%$»,¨¨,
¨..¨~=^$@£ applicable on  earth,  but  not all.  it £@$^=~¨..¨
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..¨,.,,=§§ reordered,  some   names  i  have  never §§=,,.,¨..
.¨..¨:«^*¤ heard.   sometimes   the    dates    are ¤*^«:¨..¨.
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¨-=%&&@### for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. ###@&&%=-¨
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,¨.,.,«$*£ drawing  of  a  muscle cow,  but i could £*$«,.,.¨,
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