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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 ##£@%%*«,¨
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.,=†=*=£@¶ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¶@£=*=†=,.
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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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