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§§&£¨¨§#£§ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ¨@,¨.¨,¤..
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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 ¨¨#¨¨&¨¨@.
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