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¨.¨¨,,,,,, the night. ,,,,,,¨¨.¨
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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 ^=~.¨.,,¨.
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.,¨,¨¨^-\* too quick, spilling all my notes on the *\-^¨¨,¨,.
,¨.¨¨.¨,-; ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ;-,¨.¨¨.¨,
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¨¨..,.,,,^ care less right now. ^,,,.,..¨¨
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