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