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£@£%^~,.¨, must've angered the sun, and today it ,¨.,~^%£@£
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,,.¨¨,¨¨¨. take me seriously and i fear they .¨¨¨,¨¨.,,
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*;»..,..¨¨ take other people. but i do lead them ¨¨..,..»;*
**^«^,.¨,, safely forward, every night. ,,¨.,^«^**
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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 ¨.:»†%&@¶#
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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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