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§¤,.¤¨#¨§, must've angered the sun, and today it ,,@.&¨@¨£¨
,#¨#&¨#¨§. still burns us strangely. but with the ¨#@.#¨§,@,
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,£¨£#.£¨#, and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨#@.#.£.#.
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#@.¨¤.§,£¨ take me seriously and i fear they ¨,§¨£¨#.¤¨
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#¤¨.£¨&¨¤¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨.§.#.£,§¨
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&£.,&.#¨#. grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ¨.@.#.§¨#.
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£&¨,#¨§,¤, too quick, spilling all my notes on the ,¨£,¤¨§,£¨
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&&.,£,&¨#¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could .,¤.¤¨£,#.
.£,£¤¨¤.#, care less right now. ¨&&,@¨&¨£.
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