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,.,.¨,¨.¨, must've angered the sun, and today it ,¨.¨,¨.,.,
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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 =:¨..,¨¨¨,
¨¨,,¨¨.,~; both space and time. a lot of it is ;~,.¨¨,,¨¨
,.,¨¨¨^«^% applicable on earth, but not all. it %^«^¨¨¨,.,
,,,...«/§% hints of other places - some stars %§/«...,,,
..,,^»=*%§ reordered, some names i have never §%*=»^,,..
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