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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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.-~=*@@### 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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