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,¨£§..¨.¨, sunset the air comes raining back down .,¨@§,,¤&¨
.¤.&¨,¨¨,# and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨.§¨#,¤,&¨
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,£&§¨¨£#§, before you learn the trade enough to §#,.,¨&¤¤¨
£¨.¤,£,¨¤# take other people. but i do lead them ,&¨¨.£¨¨£.
&.§¤&¤.¤.& safely forward, every night. ##¨.££¨§§&
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§&,¤£¨,,¤. something going on ahead. those around ,¨¨.£@#.£¤
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.£.,.@#¨&§ calendar and timepiece as long as you @##¨¨§,.&#
£¤,,§¨&@¨& know what year it is. every page is a ,,§.¤#¨#¨§
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#§¤,¨@¤.£# below which are written coordinates in @.¨##.,¨@¨
¨.&.§¨#£,@ both space and time. a lot of it is £¨£.§,.§¤§
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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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