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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 ¤.,@§,,&§.
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#§¤#&§¤@§# applicable on earth, but not all. it ##@¤£§#££¤
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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 §¤§§@@@@££
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@#¤§¤££@#¤ care less right now. #@§&&§£@@§
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