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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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#£¨.,#@¤.§ book of stars, is a combined map, #¤..£¨£.¨.
¤,@.,@¨,£§ 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 ¤&¨,,§§¨£.
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#¤&.¤@¤§&¨ reordered, some names i have never ,,¨,§¨@.¤@
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@&§§£.,£#£ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ,&¤@&@#£.&
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@¤..,@¨¨,& ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ¤¨.¤.¨.¨#£
.,¤,.§#.¨& drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¨§¨£§¨¨.@.
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