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#@#&$%/-:¨ safely     forward,     every     night. ¨:-/%$&#@#
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##@&%^*«~¨ calendar  and  timepiece as long  as you ¨~«*^%&@##
#§£\~,^.-¨ know what  year it is. every page  is  a ¨-.^,~\£§#
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§¤†=~¨¨¨.¨ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¨.¨¨¨~=†¤§
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##@££§†=~. heard.   sometimes   the    dates    are .~=†§££@##
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&@*«.¨¨¨¨, i sling open  the  book of  stars a  bit ,¨¨¨¨.«*@&
£*%^~...,¨ too quick,  spilling all my notes on the ¨,...~^%*£
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###¶@†=~~. drawing  of a  muscle cow,  but i  could .~~=†@¶###
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