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¤,¨,¨.,¨.£ must've angered the sun, and today it ,,..##..¨£
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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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@&££¤&,¨.. calendar and timepiece as long as you .#££#¨,@,,
.@§¤£¨.@#§ know what year it is. every page is a ,.¤§..¨¨,¨
..&£¨,..&£ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ¨.¨,.¤@@&¤
,¨...@£,¨@ below which are written coordinates in @&#£.,&&#.
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¨££&£..&£¤ reordered, some names i have never #&.¨¤¤¨.¤.
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&.,¨¨&§.., impossible. ,¨¤§##£¤££
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#¤§#¨,¨.§, for right now. i've stopped breathing. @£@,.£§¤¨.
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,¨£¤§£,¨#, drawing of a muscle cow, but i could @.,@#¨,¨&£
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