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#@§¤$;~,¨. must've  angered  the  sun, and today it .¨,~;$¤§@#
###¤&$=»~¨ still burns us  strangely.  but with the ¨~»=$&¤###
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#£$^*«,... and gets  thick  enough to  breathe.  it ...,«*^$£#
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$*=».¨.¨.¨ colourful sparks  for the imagination, a ¨.¨.¨.»=*$
§/»~.¨.¨,¨ sharp contrast  for the stale  black  of ¨,¨.¨.~»/§
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%\=:,¨¨,.¨ take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they ¨.,¨¨,:=\%
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&&=^~..¨., 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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###@£%:~:¨ those  pages are exactly what i scramble ¨:~:%£@###
##£$^†=,,. for  right now. i've stopped  breathing. .,,=†^$£##
#¤$†:=,¨., i  sling open  the book  of  stars a bit ,.¨,=:†$¤#
§*†/»:,,¨. 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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