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.,@#.¨#&,¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ,¨.¤,&£,#§
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&¤£¨.&¨&,@ book of stars, is a combined map, #&.@&,£¤¨§
.,¨§,@¤§§£ calendar and timepiece as long as you ,¨§¤¨§#¨§#
£,,@&§,,¨, know what year it is. every page is a ¤,@.§@¨§¤,
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,,£§#.@@,¨ below which are written coordinates in £,.¨.§£.&@
¤¨@¨,§£¨¤¨ both space and time. a lot of it is ,#¨.,§,&#¨
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#,,.§.,¨&, reordered, some names i have never .¤¨§&#¤.&.
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¤,§@.¨,.¨¨ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¤¨£.£¤#¨&@
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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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