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###¤%%*«,¨ sharp  contrast for  the stale black  of ¨,«*%%¤###
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####¤§=»,¨ take other  people. but i  do lead  them ¨,»=§¤####
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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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#¶#*£=†~,. heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are .,~†=£*#¶#
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#@@#@^;~^. for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. .^~;^@#@@#
##@#@$;~^, i  sling  open the book  of stars  a bit ,^~;$@#@##
#¤#@$§:«.¨ too quick, spilling  all my notes on the ¨.«:§$@#¤#
#£@£%$^-.¨ ground. one  lands on my foot, it  is  a ¨.-^$%£@£#
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