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.,¨,.¨,,,, must've angered the sun, and today it ,,,,¨.,¨,.
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,.,,,.,,,: colourful sparks for the imagination, a :,,,.,,,.,
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¨¨,¨:~/†*§ take me seriously and i fear they §*†/~:¨,¨¨
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..~~=*¤@#@ safely forward, every night. @#@¤*=~~..
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.¨..,..¨,, book of stars, is a combined map, ,,¨..,..¨.
,,,.¨.,,~~ 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 ¤%*-,¨,,¨¨
¨,¨,:»/=*& both space and time. a lot of it is &*=/»:,¨,¨
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.,«:*££### reordered, some names i have never ###££*:«,.
.¨~~/*$£#@ heard. sometimes the dates are @#£$*/~~¨.
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,...¨¨-»/% for right now. i've stopped breathing. %/»-¨¨...,
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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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