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¨.¨,¨¨¨... must've angered the sun, and today it ,.§¨¨££#¤,
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.,.¤£.¨,,. before you learn the trade enough to .¤£¤&¤&.¨,
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@.,£#.,#&. safely forward, every night. &.,£@,..¨£
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#¤£#§¤#@.¨ something going on ahead. those around ££@&.¨@@,.
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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 ¨,,#.¨,¨,¨
.¨¨&¤#@¨¨& hints of other places - some stars &¤¨.¨£&&§.
&¤¨¨&§.¨¨, reordered, some names i have never ¨,.¤.¨¤#¨.
.¨¨.,,¨#£¨ heard. sometimes the dates are £#,¨.,,¨,,
§¤¤§#@.¨¨¨ impossible. #¨¨@#£@@@§
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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 @&..,¨....
,¨,¨£¤¨,## care less right now. #¨,§@&£¤¤#
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.,..#@§£¨¨ for it seems like there's a new moon in §@#,¨@¤@¨¨
&@#.¨&&¨.. the sky. @#,¨.¨§¨¨@
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