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.-==%&£@@@ must've angered the sun, and today it @@@£&%==-.
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.~-/%£@### carries with it smells from far away, ###@£%/-~.
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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 #¤§¤§»^¨¨,
,^-/†$§@@# heard. sometimes the dates are #@@§$†/-^,
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.-«:$§¤£## ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ##£¤§$:«-.
¨^-/^%#@## drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ##@#%^/-^¨
.--††%#¶@# care less right now. #@¶#%††--.
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