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,¨.¨.,,¨»= before you learn the trade enough to =»¨,,.¨.¨,
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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, @@*†/~,,..
.¨¨-=*£¤¶# 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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.¨¨.~^†¤ 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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