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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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¶@%\=-:¨.¨ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¨.¨:-=\%@¶
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##££@§:»^¨ i sling open  the  book  of stars  a bit ¨^»:§@££##
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#@#@§*;=,, drawing  of  a muscle cow, but  i  could ,,=;*§@#@#
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