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¤.#,¨@¨,@¨ take me seriously and i fear they §..,.&£¤¨.
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¤@§,@@.&.& safely forward, every night. @§@¤.£.¤£,
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#.§¨¨¤&,,§ know what year it is. every page is a ,.&&¤,##£¤
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.¨@¤@£&£&, below which are written coordinates in ##¨§,£,..¤
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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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