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#^%««:.¨,. and  gets  thick  enough  to breathe. it .,¨.:««%^#
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##¶¤$===.¨ take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they ¨.===$¤¶##
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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 ,,»=^@%%§#
###&¤=\-., both  space  and time.  a  lot of  it is ,.-\=¤&###
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@&@=$-,¨.¨ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¨.¨,-$=@&@
&=%†§«,-.¨ reordered,  some  names  i   have  never ¨.-,«§†%=&
###££^†-~, heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are ,~-†^££###
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#§=*»~-~-. i sling  open the book of  stars  a  bit .-~-~»*=§#
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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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