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,^«*$£#### must've angered  the sun, and  today  it ####£$*«^,
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.,-/$#@@## take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they ##@@#$/-,.
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,^«^†¤@### something going  on  ahead. those around ###@¤†^«^,
....,.=%*§ the   corner  have  stopped,   shouting, §*%=.,....
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,..^\^%*¤¤ book of stars,   is   a   combined  map, ¤¤*%^\^..,
.^~/;$%%&§ calendar and  timepiece  as  long as you §&%%$;/~^.
,:=^:$^#§@ know  what year it is. every page  is  a @§#^$:^=:,
.,.,.,~\†£ grid  of nine  starfields,  hand  drawn, £†\~,.,.,.
.,,¨¨~\§@@ below which  are  written coordinates in @@§\~¨¨,,.
,~«=**¤##@ both  space and time.  a lot  of  it  is @##¤**=«~,
¨,¨,:~~=^¤ applicable on  earth,  but  not all.  it ¤^=~~:,¨,¨
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,.,.~=%*§£ reordered,  some  names  i   have  never £§*%=~.,.,
.,«:$%¤@@# heard.   sometimes   the    dates    are #@@¤%$:«,.
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¨-»^^†=%*@ i  sling open  the book of  stars  a bit @*%=†^^»-¨
.,~**@@@## 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 #@¶£%§*=~,
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