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#.#.¤.#¨&. safely forward, every night. .¤,#¨£.£.,
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@¨£,£,£,§¨ below which are written coordinates in .@,£,§,#.&
#.#¨§.§.§. both space and time. a lot of it is ,&,#¨#¨#.¨
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#.@,¤¨¤,&¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,&¨#.¤,@¨.
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