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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 §#£@£§¤§¤¤
£#£#@@£#¤¤ both space and time. a lot of it is &&§¤¤§§@¤¤
&§@£&§#£&¤ applicable on earth, but not all. it £&¤§@¤@¤#£
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&@¤#§£#@&£ reordered, some names i have never &@@£@§@§¤§
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£#£¤¤#&¤§£ for right now. i've stopped breathing. §&#§§¤#¤§¤
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