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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 ,#¨.¤,£#.#
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.¤¨@.¤¨¤,& reordered, some names i have never .@.,§¨¤&,@
,£,@¨#.#.£ 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 ¨¤.&¤.,#.§
.£.¤.£,&¨£ care less right now. .&¨¨£.@#¨¤
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