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¨,,.¨¨,,,. take other people. but i do lead them .,,,¨¨.,,¨
.,¨¨.¨¨..¨ safely forward, every night. ¨..¨¨.¨¨,.
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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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,,,¨..¨,¨¨ hints of other places - some stars ¨¨,¨..¨,,,
«,,¨¨.,¨¨. reordered, some names i have never .¨¨,.¨¨,,«
^~-,...¨,¨ heard. sometimes the dates are ¨,¨...,-~^
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