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,¨¨.¨¨¨.,¨ only at night. long ago, someone here ¨,.¨¨¨.¨¨,
,..,,.,.,¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨,.,.,,..,
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,.,,..,,¨, calendar and timepiece as long as you ,¨,,..,,.,
=^..¨.¨¨,¨ know what year it is. every page is a ¨,¨¨.¨..^=
=-,.¨¨¨,., grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,.,¨¨¨.,-=
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