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.,,,.-/†*# must've angered the sun, and today it #*†/-.,,,.
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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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¨--/^%@@@# snicker a bit. you usually get old #@@@%^/--¨
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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 #@&£†==»-,
,^«†^@#£## both space and time. a lot of it is ##£#@^†«^,
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..¨,,=»~†¤ reordered, some names i have never ¤†~»=,,¨..
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