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£¤*=^~,¨¨. must've angered the sun, and today it .¨¨,~^=*¤£
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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, ,,¨,,¨..¨,
,..¨¨¨¨,¨¨ 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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