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..&.#&,¨., must've angered the sun, and today it ¨#.&£,.¨¨£
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,¤¨.@,&¤¨¨ sunset the air comes raining back down §..§,£@,¨.
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£@£¨.£¨££¨ safely forward, every night. ¨@.¨.¨..¨.
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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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¤¤,.,.,§&# applicable on earth, but not all. it ,...,§,.#.
§&£.,,,£.¤ hints of other places - some stars @¨.,,¨#..,
#,&#¨,¨.¨@ reordered, some names i have never &¤,¨¨,.§,.
..#@#.,¨.§ heard. sometimes the dates are .¤&..,,,£,
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.¨,.,§¨,@. ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ¤..,¨¨,@¤£
£¨,,.¨£.,, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could &@,¨.,.#.§
¤@,,¨,,#., care less right now. §#@¨..,¨.¤
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