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,.¨~†§£@&@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @&@£§†~¨.,
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¨:-/=*¤§£§ 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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¨,^:=:*### I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK  OF STARS  A BIT ###*:=:^,¨
,¨,¨~*^#@¶ TOO QUICK,  SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ¶@#^*~¨,¨,
,¨¨¨,~~§$@ GROUND.  ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT,  IT IS A @$§~~,¨¨¨,
,.==%¤§@@# DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD #@@§¤%==.,
,~«^*%#@@# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     #@@#%*^«~,
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