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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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