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&.,.¨¨¨£@, still burns us strangely. but with the ¨.¨¨¤@..,@
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.,,,¤¨@¨§¤ book of stars, is a combined map, #¤,@¤&&§,@
.¨¨§&&&&¨§ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨#§,,¨,£§#
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§¨@¨,@§¤#¨ below which are written coordinates in ..&.#¨¤§.§
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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 #,¤#£&§£¨.
,@.@&¨§¤¤£ care less right now. @#,,,..#..
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