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¨.«*=$@@## snicker a bit. you usually get old ##@@$=*«.¨
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,-»\*$@### calendar and timepiece as long as you ###@$*\»-,
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¨:«=~=†¤@# below which are written coordinates in #@¤†=~=«:¨
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,,-^§$¤@@# for right now. i've stopped breathing. #@@¤$§^-,,
.~«*%£#### i sling open the book of stars a bit ####£%*«~.
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