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,..¨,..¨.¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨.¨..,¨..,
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,.¨,.,,.., and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,..,,.,¨.,
¨¨.¨..¨.,¨ carries with it smells from far away, ¨,.¨..¨.¨¨
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.¨¨...¨.., the night. ,..¨...¨¨.
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~..¨,.,.¨, take me seriously and i fear they ,¨.,.,¨..~
«:.,..¨,,. snicker a bit. you usually get old .,,¨..,.:«
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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 .¨..¨¨¨¨¨.
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