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@§,.#,¨,¤. must've angered the sun, and today it ¨.§.¤@¨¨¨#
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#§@¨¨£¨¤£¨ the 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 ..,..&@&,¨
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.@¤¨¨@¨,.¨ heard. sometimes the dates are ,§£@¨,...£
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§.,,,,,¤§# 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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.£¨@£,,¨¨, for it seems like there's a new moon in #¨.#,,,¤¨,
.¨.@&¤¨,,. the sky. §@.,¤¨.¨¤¨
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