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§§,@§,,&¤, take me seriously and i fear they ¨,¨@.,.@£¨
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&£.#&,.¨¨¨ take other people. but i do lead them ,.¤¤¤¤¤#¨¨
§.§#,¤¨,¨¨ safely forward, every night. #.@¨.¨..§.
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£,,¤¨¤£@££ book of stars, is a combined map, ¤¨,@@@&¤¨£
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£&£§.¨§.,¨ 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 ¨§£¤¤&,¤¤@
@£,&#§,#.. applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨§¨...#@¨¨
&.¤&.¨§&@, hints of other places - some stars .¤§..¨¤¨#,
£@§.¤,#¨¨# reordered, some names i have never #&¨@¨.¤#&£
.¨.£¤#¤£.§ heard. sometimes the dates are £.#§§.&.¨.
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#,.££@#,£, for right now. i've stopped breathing. §,@¤...¤¤¨
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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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