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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, ¤¨£.#@,.@.
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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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