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&,¨,,#,¨¤. calendar and timepiece as long as you &.@@¨@¨@#.
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¨¨¨.¨,@¤#¨ reordered, some names i have never #&§#,¨@&#.
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¨¨,¨§§,&.. impossible. .,#£#£,#@,
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,@.¨¤.¤..£ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¨@.¤&£¨,¤¨
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.§&,¨.££§@ too quick, spilling all my notes on the ¨.§,@#§¨§§
&¨@¨.£.¨,. 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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