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,^=†=%£### must've angered  the  sun,  and today it ###£%=†=^,
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.^~;=*§@## take other  people.  but  i do lead them ##@§*=;~^.
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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 #@#£@$\».,
¨,¨¨¨.=^*# both  space and  time. a  lot  of  it is #*^=.¨¨¨,¨
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.:~\^$@£## for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. ##£@$^\~:.
,^«/$££@@# i sling open  the book  of  stars  a bit #@@££$/«^,
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,--=@@#### ground. one lands  on my  foot, it is  a ####@@=--,
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