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.¨,,¨,=;%& carries with it smells from far away, &%;=,¨,,¨.
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¨.¨,¨.¨~«/ safely forward, every night. /«~¨.¨,¨.¨
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.¨¨,..,-~† grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, †~-,..,¨¨.
¨¨.¨¨..=*$ below which are written coordinates in $*=..¨¨.¨¨
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¨¨.-=§£@£@ reordered, some names i have never @£@£§=-.¨¨
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