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.~«;$&££@# only  at night.  long ago,  someone here #@££&$;«~.
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.~«;=$£¶¶# calendar and timepiece  as  long as  you #¶¶£$=;«~.
¨,,»~«^$#@ know  what year  it is. every  page is a @#$^«~»,,¨
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.,~\†$¤### both  space  and  time. a lot  of it  is ###¤$†\~,.
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¨.«=&§#@## i  sling  open  the book of stars a  bit ##@#§&=«.¨
¨,»/%¤@@@# too quick, spilling  all my notes on the #@@@¤%/»,¨
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