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¨¨¨,,,¨.&¨ carries with it smells from far away, ¨#&¨¨..¤&¨
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..¨@§,¨¤#. book of stars, is a combined map, #.¨£§.¨.¨.
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.,¨@¤&&§§£ know what year it is. every page is a ¨,§@@££¨,¨
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.¨¨&.§.¨,, both space and time. a lot of it is &¨,.£.,@¨@
£¨¨#§¤£.., applicable on earth, but not all. it ,§,.§#.§@£
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.,.¨,¨&@#£ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a #..§&£¨¨.#
¤.¨,¨¨&.., drawing of a muscle cow, but i could .@¨#,.¤..#
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