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,,¨..#,¤¤¨ must've angered the sun, and today it #£&§@¨,,.#
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§¨£¨,.¨¨¨& book of stars, is a combined map, ¤¨¤..£@££¤
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.§¨.£.,,¨§ know what year it is. every page is a ¨@,.@£¤.¨,
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#@,,#£..@@ applicable on earth, but not all. it §#.@§.@,££
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,¨@#£@&£#¤ reordered, some names i have never @¨¤.@£¨,¨@
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&¨,¨@§&¨§§ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a .¤@.#,#.##
¨§.¨@,.@§, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could .£¨#£¤@#&.
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