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,:-†=§#£@# calendar and timepiece as long as you #@£#§=†-:,
¨,~*§@§@## know what year it is. every page is a ##@§@§*~,¨
...¨,¨~:@# grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, #@:~¨,¨...
.:~=^£@£@# below which are written coordinates in #@£@£^=~:.
,:=;=$§#@# both space and time. a lot of it is #@#§$=;=:,
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¨^==†££#@£ reordered, some names i have never £@#££†==^¨
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