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.¨,.¨¨.~»; carries with it smells from far away, ;»~.¨¨.,¨.
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,.,,¨,.,.. the night. ..,.,¨,,.,
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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 ,...,¨.,¨,
.¨.,¨..¨¨: grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, :¨¨..¨,.¨.
.,.,¨,¨,.= below which are written coordinates in =.,¨,¨,.,.
.¨,,,¨,,«\ both space and time. a lot of it is \«,,¨,,,¨.
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,,¨.,~~/=¤ hints of other places - some stars ¤=/~~,.¨,,
¨¨,,.=/%£¤ reordered, some names i have never ¤£%/=.,,¨¨
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.¨-«/=£¤#@ impossible. @#¤£=/«-¨.
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....~=*$@@ for right now. i've stopped breathing. @@$*=~....
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.¨¨,...¨^= care less right now. =^¨...,¨¨.
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