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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, @£§*,...,.
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