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.@,.¨£§@.¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,....§,&&.
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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 ¨.&#&.,.¨,
..¤,¨§.@#¨ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ¨¨£,§§¨,.¨
,¨,§¨.¨&§& below which are written coordinates in ,.,.#§§.,,
,.,.¤¨¨§.@ both space and time. a lot of it is ,.¨,&¨§£.,
,,.,¨#.,¨& applicable on earth, but not all. it ¤,¨,¨.£#¤,
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§,.¨...&¨. reordered, some names i have never ,&&,¨.,¨££
§£.¨,¨,,§. heard. sometimes the dates are .§£&,.¨.¤,
£§£¨¨,,¨,& 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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