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¨--††§£%## must've  angered the sun,  and  today it ##%£§††--¨
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¨~;§¤@#### take  me   seriously  and  i  fear  they ####@¤§;~¨
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,..¨¨»^^#¶ 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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