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¨~»\^$¶### snicker a bit. you usually get old ###¶$^\»~¨
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,,.,~=¤$#@ know what year it is. every page is a @#$¤=~,.,,
,.:~=;^*@£ 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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,:»;^§@# reordered, some names i have never #@#&§^;»:,
.,~†%*¤£@# heard. sometimes the dates are #@£¤*%†~,.
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