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¨§&§.,..¤¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨,##@¨..¨,
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,.,§,§#.¨¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it &¤¨.&¨§£,.
,¨..¨§£@,. carries with it smells from far away, &¤¤,,¨#&@.
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@¤..&¨&@.¨ take other people. but i do lead them ,.,#@&.¨#¨
££¤,¨,£§¤¨ safely forward, every night. @,¨§¨&£,.¨
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,§,£@,¨¨¤£ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,£§¨,¨@@§.
,¨.&@&..£. below which are written coordinates in ¨¤¤&,¨§¨£¤
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¤¤.¨.§¤&.¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it ,..@#@,,@,
¤#¤¨.§,£&, hints of other places - some stars .,¨&.£&,¨¨
#.@§¨,,§#& reordered, some names i have never ¨.,.,££&.,
,¨¤@£.,@.¤ heard. sometimes the dates are .,...¤.&@,
,.¤.¤&¨¨.# impossible. ¨.,.,,.¤#&
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¨§¤#,¨#.@@ i sling open the book of stars a bit .@¨,,,¨¨.¨
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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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