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¨.-**$&¶## must've angered the sun, and today it ##¶&$**-.¨
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¨.-:=$@¶## carries with it smells from far away, ##¶@$=:-.¨
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.-»*§%¤### take me seriously and i fear they ###¤%§*»-.
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.:«†%§@¶@# before you learn the trade enough to #@¶@§%†«:.
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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 ##@&£^\=:¨
,¨~==†£&£# reordered, some names i have never #£&£†==~¨,
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