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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 ¨¨¨..,.,¨.
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^.¨,.¨.... know what year it is. every page is a ....¨.,¨.^
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^~^.,¨¨,¨. below which are written coordinates in .¨,¨¨,.^~^
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/-:..,.,,¨ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ¨,,.,..:-/
~,¨¨,,,..¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¨..,,,¨¨,~
.¨¨¨,¨.¨¨. care less right now. .¨¨.¨,¨¨¨.
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¨..¨¨.,¨.. the sky. ..¨,.¨¨..¨
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