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,¨¨.~~\†$# the night. #$†\~~.¨¨,
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,,¨¨..¨:~† take me seriously and i fear they †~:¨..¨¨,,
,,,¨.,-»*% snicker a bit. you usually get old %*»-,.¨,,,
¨¨¨¨¨:«:$$ before you learn the trade enough to $$:«:¨¨¨¨¨
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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 &%*~~,.¨,.
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.,,~*§£#@# reordered, some names i have never #@#£§*~,,.
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¨,:-^=$@## impossible. ##@$=^-:,¨
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,.,¨¨-~/†% drawing of a muscle cow, but i could %†/~-¨¨,.,
.,¨.-»†=%@ care less right now. @%=†»-.¨,.
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