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,,.,«^$@§@ must've angered the sun, and today it @§@$^«,.,,
,¨..~~:†&& still burns us strangely. but with the &&†:~~..¨,
¨.,¨,:-;=¤ sunset the air comes raining back down ¤=;-:,¨,.¨
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.¨.¨.¨.-»= sharp contrast for the stale black of =»-.¨.¨.¨.
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.¨,:»*^£@# take me seriously and i fear they #@£^*»:,¨.
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.-~;%¤£### before you learn the trade enough to ###£¤%;~-.
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,,¨:~^=§£# safely forward, every night. #£§=^~:¨,,
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,..,..,¨:« know what year it is. every page is a «:¨,..,..,
.¨,..¨¨.»: grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, :».¨¨..,¨.
,¨¨.,,.»^§ below which are written coordinates in §^».,,.¨¨,
.¨.¨¨,~;=& both space and time. a lot of it is &=;~,¨¨.¨.
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¨..»†=&¤## reordered, some names i have never ##¤&=†»..¨
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.¨.¨¨,.:-\ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could \-:.,¨¨.¨.
,¨,¨,.:-†$ care less right now. $†-:.,¨,¨,
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