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@,.¨@¨,.,. 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 .¨¨,¨,@£#,
,¨,.¤¨,.#, carries with it smells from far away, £,,,,.&¨&#
§.¨..¤,¨,¤ colourful sparks for the imagination, a ¨&,,..,.¤#
¤§.¨¨¨@,¨¨ sharp contrast for the stale black of ¨¨¤¨.,¨,@,
§§#¨,¨¨#¨¨ the night. ,..@¨¨..¨,
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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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#..,.¨£,&@ safely forward, every night. ,.¤.,¨,,¨¨
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,¨¨§,.,¨., something going on ahead. those around .&§,.£¨.¨,
...¨@..¨¨. the corner have stopped, shouting, .£¤&.¨#,.,
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£¨¨,.&&£,. 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 ...£¨¨¨¨§#
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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 ,,.£.¨,¨@.
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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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