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..-^†*£@@# must've  angered  the sun, and today  it #@@£*†^-..
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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 #*«=.,¨,¨,
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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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