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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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¨¨¨&¨.,.@. carries with it smells from far away, ,¨§.,,@¨,.
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.¤¨..@,.,, take other people. but i do lead them &§£¨¨.¨¨¨,
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.¨,..¨¨¨.¨ 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 ¨.,,&..,,¤
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,§.§£..,,. hints of other places - some stars #,,¨¨.¤..,
.¨,#@@,,,¨ reordered, some names i have never §#.¨¨..&,.
.,.&.¤@,¨. heard. sometimes the dates are ,§@¨¨¨,¨@,
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..&,,¨¨§,¤ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¨¨¨¤,&¤.¨.
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