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¤,§,#@.¨¨# book of stars, is a combined map, ¨§#..¨,¨,.
§£@&¤.@.¨§ 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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£¤¨,¨..&.. for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¨¨¤#.¨.£,¨
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¤¨..##,¤.¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¨...,.@,,.
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