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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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@§§#$†;~~, for right now. i've  stopped  breathing. ,~~;†$#§§@
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#*£*†:«¨¨¨ ground. one  lands  on my foot, it  is a ¨¨¨«:†*£*#
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