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.,~=%$¤£@# take me seriously and i fear they #@£¤$%=~,.
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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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,¨¨.~;=$@# below which are written coordinates in #@$=;~.¨¨,
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,..¨¨.-\¤@ reordered, some names i have never @¤\-.¨¨..,
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