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¤£.¨¨.&@,& calendar and timepiece as long as you #&#@§&.¨..
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&,.,#.&,,# below which are written coordinates in ,¤§,,¨§,¤¨
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,¨&@§#¨.£# care less right now. ,£,£..£.¨,
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