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§@§...&£¤¤ calendar and timepiece as long as you #¨&¨#.@§,#
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,@#,#&,,.¨ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,¨.¨,§¤,¤¨
¤.#@,§,¨.¤ below which are written coordinates in .¨¨¨&,§&&.
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¤.#,,¨£¨.£ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a #&¨¨£§,@¨§
§&@,¨£§¨&¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,@.#¨#¤££.
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