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&@.##.@.,£ book of stars, is a combined map, ¨¤.§.§,¨§¨
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.£¨,&.¤,¤& too quick, spilling all my notes on the #§,#.@,&#.
#¤,@@,£,¨# ground. one lands on my foot, it is a .§.¤¨§¨,@.
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