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,,»/§§§#@# something  going on ahead.  those around #@#§§§/»,,
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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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.,--»=$£@# for right  now. i've stopped  breathing. #@£$=»--,.
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.^~^=§££## too quick,  spilling all my notes on the ##££§=^~^.
.,¨¨¨=*$££ ground. one lands  on my foot, it  is  a ££$*=¨¨¨,.
¨:-^†&#£## drawing of  a  muscle cow,  but i  could ##£#&†^-:¨
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