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.:-*%%#@## before  you  learn  the trade  enough to ##@#%%*-:.
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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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¨.«*=¤£### hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ###£¤=*«.¨
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.¨^«=*&@@# care less right now.                     #@@&*=«^¨.
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