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#@#$%^-.¨. must've  angered the sun,  and today  it .¨.-^%$#@#
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@%*\-:¨,.¨ sunset the air comes  raining back  down ¨.,¨:-\*%@
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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 ..,~;†%###
##$^*~,,.¨ know what  year  it is. every  page is a ¨.,,~*^$##
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&†\-:,..,¨ below  which are  written coordinates in ¨,..,:-\†&
§%§\»-¨,¨¨ both  space and  time. a lot  of  it  is ¨¨,¨-»\§%§
#¤$*^-.¨,. applicable on  earth,  but  not  all. it .,¨.-^*$¤#
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###§%:-,,. heard.   sometimes   the    dates    are .,,-:%§###
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#@%^=~,¨¨, i sling  open  the  book of  stars a bit ,¨¨,~=^%@#
#@£&†;»:,. too quick, spilling  all my notes on the .,:»;†&£@#
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##¤@§†-,,¨ drawing of  a  muscle cow,  but i  could ¨,,-†§@¤##
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