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,.,,¨.¨¨.¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ..,.¤@,,¤¤
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,¨.&@¤&..¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it £,¨¨.#¤§#,
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##@#.,,¨.¨ take me seriously and i fear they .,¨¨.,&#££
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,¨¨,¨.¨¨.¨ safely forward, every night. §¤#&,¨¨..¨
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,..,¨¨.¨#& calendar and timepiece as long as you ¤¤¤¤,¨¨,¨¨
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§@¤§@@¨,@& grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, @£...,#¤@@
¤£§@@,,,¨# 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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