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.^=†%¤%#@# sharp  contrast for the stale  black  of #@#%¤%†=^.
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¨¨¨,¨^~$*# calendar  and  timepiece as long  as you #*$~^¨,¨¨¨
.^=/*¤¤@## know  what  year it  is. every page is a ##@¤¤*/=^.
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,:»:*$§@## i  sling open  the  book of  stars a bit ##@§$*:»:,
:»;*%&@@## too quick, spilling all my notes  on the ##@@&%*;»:
.,~^=¤&@## ground. one  lands on my  foot, it is  a ##@&¤=^~,.
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