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,¨,¨,,¨..¨ only at night. long ago, someone here ¨..¨,,¨,¨,
¨,,¨,¨.,.¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨.,.¨,¨,,¨
.,.,.¨¨.,. still burns us strangely. but with the .,.¨¨.,.,.
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.,¨,¨..¨,¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨,¨..¨,¨,.
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.¨,.,,¨¨¨¨ colourful sparks for the imagination, a ¨¨¨¨,,.,¨.
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%†~-.,¨¨¨¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨¨¨¨,.-~†%
$$/~~.¨.¨. know what year it is. every page is a .¨.¨.~~/$$
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#@%$*--,., below which are written coordinates in ,.,--*$%@#
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-^.,¨¨¨,,¨ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¨,,¨¨¨,.^-
,¨¨.¨¨¨,¨, i sling open the book of stars a bit ,¨,¨¨¨.¨¨,
,,¨¨,,¨.,, 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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