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&¨¤,,¤,#¨. book of stars, is a combined map, §&.&.&¨.£,
§@&@,£¤£¤. calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨¨@&¤¤#¨&@
,¨.¨¤@..¨@ know what year it is. every page is a §¨&¨.¨,£§¨
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.@¨¨¤¨¨.@¤ both space and time. a lot of it is ¨£..§&¨¤.¨
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#§@£.@&§£. reordered, some names i have never &..@¨,.@,&
,..¨#@.¨,£ heard. sometimes the dates are ¨&,@#..&@¤
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#.£&,.#,.# ground. one lands on my foot, it is a §£¨,#¤§,&&
,£¤,&¨¤@.# drawing of a muscle cow, but i could £¨&.@,,&§¨
,&.£&&@,@# care less right now. ¤¤&&&&¨#¨&
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