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.¨.~~;%£@# carries with it smells from far away, #@£%;~~.¨.
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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 £@#£@§†~,.
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¨:~^§$#£@# reordered, some names i have never #@£#$§^~:¨
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.~-\^§&@@# too quick, spilling all my notes on the #@@&§^\-~.
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,,~^^££### drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ###££^^~,,
.,~^*$&£@# care less right now. #@£&$*^~,.
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