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&£.#¨¤&,£. know what year it is. every page is a .£..§.¤.@¨
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&£¨¤¨&&,£. i sling open the book of stars a bit ¨§..&¨&,§.
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¤&¨¤¨&#,¤¨ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a .£.,&¨&.#¨
.@.£¨,¤.&, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,@.&¤,@,£¨
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