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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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.§.@,&.@,£ applicable on earth, but not all. it #¨¤#.&¨@,@
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,@,£,@,§¨# heard. sometimes the dates are £¨.¤.#¨#¨§
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¨&,§.£¨¤,£ for right now. i've stopped breathing. &¨¨¤¨@.§,#
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¨¤¨¤.£¨¤,£ 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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