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¨¨,»:%%@¶# must've angered the sun, and today it #¶@%%:»,¨¨
,.¨,~†$§¤# still burns us strangely. but with the #¤§$†~,¨.,
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,,~»:†£&£# carries with it smells from far away, #£&£†:»~,,
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.¨^«;*¤@@# sharp contrast for the stale black of #@@¤*;«^¨.
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,--/§@#@## snicker a bit. you usually get old ##@#@§/--,
.,,«†*$¤## before you learn the trade enough to ##¤$*†«,,.
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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 £§&†==-.¨.
,,~~\%@¤£# grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, #£¤@%\~~,,
¨~~**@§@@# below which are written coordinates in #@@§@**~~¨
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.,~*%&§@## reordered, some names i have never ##@§&%*~,.
.¨,«=*££@# heard. sometimes the dates are #@££*=«,¨.
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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 #¶@£†/«-,.
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