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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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£%«~-¨,¨,. reordered,   some  names  i  have  never .,¨,¨-~«%£
#@£@$*\»,, heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are ,,»\*$@£@#
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##@#¤*=»,, those pages are exactly what  i scramble ,,»=*¤#@##
###¤¤§;-,¨ for right  now. i've stopped  breathing. ¨,-;§¤¤###
##£^$†~~^. i  sling  open the  book of  stars a bit .^~~†$^£##
###@%*/«.¨ too quick, spilling all my notes on  the ¨.«/*%@###
##¶§$%\»~¨ ground. one lands  on my foot, it  is  a ¨~»\%$§¶##
£#£;««.¨,. drawing of a  muscle cow,  but  i  could .,¨.««;£#£
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