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¨.,~~\$%£@ must've  angered the sun, and  today  it @£%$\~~,.¨
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¨~~/*@£¶## take  me  seriously   and  i  fear  they ##¶£@*/~~¨
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.:-:^@£### before  you  learn the trade  enough  to ###£@^:-:.
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,¨,.¨^«†%¤ calendar and timepiece  as  long  as you ¤%†«^¨.,¨,
¨¨.¨»%£¤@@ know what  year it is. every  page  is a @@¤£%»¨.¨¨
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.:~/$¤¤@## below which are  written  coordinates in ##@¤¤$/~:.
,~/$%£¶### both  space and  time. a lot  of  it  is ###¶£%$/~,
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,~«=%$@### i  sling open  the book  of stars  a bit ###@$%=«~,
.¨,^:::%¤¤ too quick, spilling all my  notes on the ¤¤%:::^,¨.
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,.»\$*%£## drawing  of  a  muscle cow,  but i could ##£%*$\».,
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