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,@¨¤§¨,¨@. must've angered the sun, and today it ¨¨,¨#.,,&¨
,..¤§&¨.., still burns us strangely. but with the ..,¨¨&,..@
§,¨&.&#¨¨. sunset the air comes raining back down £...,¨&.¨,
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..¨,§,,,£¨ take me seriously and i fear they ,..¤££.¨¤,
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&....¨&¨¨¨ before you learn the trade enough to #.¨.¨&&£,.
¨@..,¨,§,¨ take other people. but i do lead them ,¤¨..@,£&,
,,§.,,,¨¤¨ safely forward, every night. .¨@,.¨.£@¤
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,&&#..&,.¨ the corner have stopped, shouting, @,§¤,,£..,
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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 ,.@@§¨,,,.
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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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¤¨§#,..,¨§ for right now. i've stopped breathing. #¨&#,.£¨,,
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,¨¤.£¤¨,¨. 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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£¤,,¤,,¨£¨ the sky. .@¨&&..¨@,
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