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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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@§£§£,,£§¤ 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 #@£¤£##¤§£
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#&££#&@#¤§ below which are written coordinates in ¤¤#¤@##@¤@
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¤&&&§¤&&§# hints of other places - some stars @£@§§&#£&&
£#¤§#§§@&& reordered, some names i have never &&@¤@§&#§§
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§§&¤#&&&££ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a #¤##£#§&#£
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&¤§@£@@§@§ care less right now. §¤&§&&¤#@@
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