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,,,..@§¤,. safely forward, every night. .,,.,§&#..
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,¤§,,@,¨,, book of stars, is a combined map, ,.,§¤£,.¨#
,£@£,,&.,. calendar and timepiece as long as you @.,¤,##.,.
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#.,¨.§§§.. both space and time. a lot of it is ,.#&#,,@¨¤
&&..,§.£@¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨¨§,@&,¨.¤
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.,&@&,.§,§ too quick, spilling all my notes on the #§@¨,¤.¤§,
..¤.£¤¨¨,@ 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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