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@.£¨§#,£.# must've angered the sun, and today it ,¨&,§.#,£.
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§,§¨#&.¤.@ sunset the air comes raining back down ¨¨&¨#¨§,£¨
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£,&¨@#,§.§ take me seriously and i fear they ¨¨@,&.§¨@.
@¨£.¨£.¤.§ snicker a bit. you usually get old ,@¤¨#,¤,§,
£.@,#§,&,# before you learn the trade enough to ,¨&,£.§,#.
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&.#¨#¤¨¤¨¤ safely forward, every night. .¨&.#,£¨&.
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#,§¨£¤,§¨£ 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 ,&£,£,¤¨£.
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#¨¤¨.§,§¨@ reordered, some names i have never ¨¤§,#.§.@.
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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 ,¤£,§.§¨¤,
¤,§¨¤¤,&.& drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,,¤¨£¨§.&,
¤.&.¨£¨#¨¤ care less right now. .§£.@.@.§.
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