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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 ,^=†%%§###
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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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###£*~,,.. ground.  one lands on  my  foot, it is a ..,,~*£###
##@@*%^=^, drawing  of a  muscle cow,  but  i could ,^=^%*@@##
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