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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 ¨¨¨¨,,¨¨..
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,~^†$¤£### snicker a bit. you usually get old ###£¤$†^~,
¨¨-=$*@### before you learn the trade enough to ###@*$=-¨¨
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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 %§^=,¨...,
,,..¨,.=/% applicable on earth, but not all. it %/=.,¨..,,
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¨.¨,,,,¨.= reordered, some names i have never =.¨,,,,¨.¨
.....,..¨¨ heard. sometimes the dates are ¨¨..,.....
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.,..~††%@¶ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¶@%††~..,.
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