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,,¨.¨.¨.,¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨,.¨.¨.¨,,
,..¨.,,.., still burns us strangely. but with the ,..,,.¨..,
,,¨,.,..,. sunset the air comes raining back down .,..,.,¨,,
,,¨,.¨..¨. and gets thick enough to breathe. it .¨..¨.,¨,,
,,,,,,.¨.¨ carries with it smells from far away, ¨.¨.,,,,,,
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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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.,,.,.¨.¨, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,¨.¨.,.,,.
,..,.¨.,,¨ care less right now. ¨,,.¨.,..,
,¨¨...¨¨.. ..¨¨...¨¨,
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