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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 ,.¨.¨.:»†*
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%/«-¨,¨.¨, ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ,¨.¨,¨-«/%
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~,.,¨,.¨¨¨ care less right now. ¨¨¨.,¨,.,~
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