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.¤£.¨,&£., book of stars, is a combined map, &£¨¤.@£££,
,¤.@,,@,@¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you ,.£#¤@..¨£
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#,,,¨#¨@.¨ below which are written coordinates in #¤@,§.@.#§
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,.@£&§.#,§ reordered, some names i have never .&§&.&¨¨¨¤
§.§¨,,£&£¤ heard. sometimes the dates are &§¨¨#¤£.,£
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&¨§§.@@#¤. too quick, spilling all my notes on the #.&&&£§.¨.
¤¤@¨@£.¨,¤ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a &£¤¨¨,.#..
@,.¤£¨@.¨£ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,,.@.¨.@&¨
¤§.@.#@@.¤ care less right now. .¨.@&,¨&,@
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