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¤&..@,.¨§@ know what year it is. every page is a ¨¤££¨,@§@¨
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,¤#¤£.@.§§ below which are written coordinates in &¨¤.£&¤§,¤
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#.£,&¤.&¨@ reordered, some names i have never £§@#¨§,#@.
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