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¨..,¨,,,,. only at night. long ago, someone here .,,,,¨,..¨
,,.¨¨,.¨,. must've angered the sun, and today it .,¨.,¨¨.,,
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:.,,,¨¨,.. sunset the air comes raining back down ..,¨¨,,,.:
~~¨,.,¨,., and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,.,¨,.,¨~~
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*=:-^.,¨., sharp contrast for the stale black of ,.¨,.^-:=*
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†\~^¨,.,,¨ book of stars, is a combined map, ¨,,.,¨^~\†
$**--¨,,,. calendar and timepiece as long as you .,,,¨--**$
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#£@%:»-.,. grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, .,.-»:%@£#
#£§¤†/=,,. below which are written coordinates in .,,=/†¤§£#
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¨.¨¨,¨¨¨,. i sling open the book of stars a bit .,¨¨¨,¨¨.¨
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¨,¨.,..,., drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,.,..,.¨,¨
.,,¨¨,¨¨¨¨ care less right now. ¨¨¨¨,¨¨,,.
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