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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 ¨¨¨£§¨¨,.,
@&§¨¨¤£&§@ both space and time. a lot of it is ¤£¨,¨¨&§£#
£§,¨.,#¤£@ applicable on earth, but not all. it &¨¨§&,¨&¤£
§..¤§.,§¤& hints of other places - some stars ,,.¨.,.¨¤#
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,§@¤£#&.,£ heard. sometimes the dates are ¨¨#&@@¨,,,
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,..,,,¨§¤@ too quick, spilling all my notes on the .¨¨¨£¤@@&,
&&#&¤¤¨¨¤¨ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ¨##¨,@@£,,
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¨,#£¨.&@&¨ care less right now. ¨¤§@@..¨¤&
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