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£¤,¨@.&§.@ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨&¤,#¨£,¤.
,£¨@&¨¨@.# 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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£¤.¨@,@#,# too quick, spilling all my notes on the ¨&&¨#¨&¨¤.
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#£¨,¤,§§,& drawing of a muscle cow, but i could .@&.§.#,£,
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