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§&@¤@&&.., must've angered the sun, and today it @.&¨&,..,¨
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§¨¤.¨,,£¨& and gets thick enough to breathe. it §£¤..¨£#.¨
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¨¨¨@,#¨£&@ safely forward, every night. .&¨¨&,#..¤
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,¨.,.£¨&., know what year it is. every page is a ¨§¨¨¨@¨¨¨£
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¨@,¨.#¨.¨& below which are written coordinates in §§.§¨&.&¨@
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,&§¤¨,¨¨,. 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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