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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, @.#.@¨&.¤.
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¤.¤,¤,¨&¨@ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a @,§¨¤¨§¨@,
£,£,#.£¤.¤ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¤.§,§.@.&¨
§.§,@.,&.# care less right now. @¨#¨¤¨¤¨#¨
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