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,,..=^%%£¶ sunset  the  air comes raining back down ¶£%%^=..,,
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.,.¨.-«†*$ sharp contrast for  the  stale  black of $*†«-.¨.,.
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.~»*§¤#### take  me  seriously   and  i  fear  they ####¤§*»~.
:~=*¤¤#### snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ####¤¤*=~:
.,«;*$§£## before  you  learn the  trade  enough to ##£§$*;«,.
.¨~~*^*&£@ take other people. but  i do  lead  them @£&*^*~~¨.
.,.,~†=£§@ safely     forward,     every     night. @§£=†~,.,.
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¨.,,,«/%$§ 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 ###£#$%=~:
¨:=:†@&### both  space  and time. a  lot of  it  is ###&@†:=:¨
.,,»^†%£@# applicable  on  earth, but  not  all. it #@£%†^»,,.
¨¨,^~/^¤££ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ££¤^/~^,¨¨
¨¨.,,»=%&¤ reordered,  some  names   i  have  never ¤&%=»,,.¨¨
.¨¨¨¨:-†*% heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are %*†-:¨¨¨¨.
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.¨,-«\§%§@ for right  now. i've stopped  breathing. @§%§\«-,¨.
,,~-†%*§#@ i sling  open  the  book  of stars a bit @#§*%†-~,,
,^=^$§#@## 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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