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¨.^»=£@@## must've angered  the sun,  and  today 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 #@@¤$*»:.,
,^«§§£#### snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ####£§§«^,
¨.:«*&§@@# before you  learn  the trade  enough  to #@@§&*«:.¨
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.¨¨¨^-*$§@ safely     forward,     every     night. @§$*-^¨¨¨.
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.....,»*@¤ something going  on ahead. those  around ¤@*»,.....
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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 #&£†~^¨¨¨.
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¨.:«*§§@## heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are ##@§§*«:.¨
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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 @§%%-,.¨¨.
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