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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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.#.£&¨,¤,@ 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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