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¤§@@§@¨.§@ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨¨,¨,,&@,¨
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.,..¨.¨¨,, safely forward, every night. ¨.¤£&@§#,,
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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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.#§.¨¨.§@£ 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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