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^~=§%##@## know what year it is. every page is a ##@##%§=~^
.:»=$^*§## grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ##§*^$=»:.
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...,-=\†§@ impossible. @§†\=-,...
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¨^~=%££##@ for right now. i've stopped breathing. @##££%=~^¨
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