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¨§.¨&.&¨£, take me seriously and i fear they #.&,#§,£¨§
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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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,§,#¤¨@,#¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it §.@¨,@.&,§
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¨&,§£,¤.&, reordered, some names i have never §,£¨.£,#.§
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,#.&@¨§,@¨ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a @.&..@,£¨@
,#,.§,£.£, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¤,¤,@£¨¤¨¤
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