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.,~^*%#@@# must've angered  the  sun,  and today it #@@#%*^~,.
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.~~††@@¤@@ sunset the air  comes raining back  down @@¤@@††~~.
,~~^^%§@## and  gets thick  enough  to breathe.  it ##@§%^^~~,
.-=\$%&#£@ carries  with it  smells from  far away, @£#&%$\=-.
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,.,¨¨~*@@# sharp  contrast  for the stale  black of #@@*~¨¨,.,
,,.¨~;££§# the night.                               #§££;~¨.,,
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.,^»:%$&## the  others  think i'm young, they don't ##&$%:»^,.
..~†%£§### take  me  seriously   and  i  fear  they ###§£%†~..
.,...,»^%# snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old #%^»,...,.
.¨.--~=%#& before  you  learn  the trade enough  to &#%=~--.¨.
¨.~^†%£### take other people. but i  do  lead  them ###£%†^~.¨
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¨:~;%@§@&@ something going on ahead.  those  around @&@§@%;~:¨
¨.¨¨:~*§%# the  corner   have  stopped,   shouting, #%§*~:¨¨.¨
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¨^~=%*¤&#@ book of stars,   is  a   combined   map, @#&¤*%=~^¨
.,~^§%§@@@ calendar  and timepiece  as long as  you @@@§%§^~,.
,,«;$£&@## know  what year it  is.  every page is a ##@&£$;«,,
,,«:=†;\&£ grid  of  nine  starfields, hand  drawn, £&\;†=:«,,
¨=\$&££### below  which are  written coordinates in ###££&$\=¨
.-==§%$**£ both space  and  time.  a lot of  it  is £**$%§==-.
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.¨¨¨^/%^&¶ reordered,  some  names   i  have  never ¶&^%/^¨¨¨.
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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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