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=,,.,.,.., must've angered the sun, and today it ,..,.,.,,=
,..,..,¨¨. still burns us strangely. but with the .¨¨,..,..,
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..,¨.¨,.,, and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,,.,¨.¨,..
,¨.¨¨¨,,¨. carries with it smells from far away, .¨,,¨¨¨.¨,
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¨,,.,..,,, know what year it is. every page is a ,,,..,.,,¨
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~.¨,,,.¨¨¨ hints of other places - some stars ¨¨¨.,,,¨.~
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