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,,«†=%%$%# still  burns us  strangely. but with the #%$%%=†«,,
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.,=/*&@#¶# and  gets  thick enough  to  breathe. it #¶#@&*/=,.
.,~^%$¤¶## carries  with it  smells from far  away, ##¶¤$%^~,.
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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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¨:~**£@#@# 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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.,¨.,:$¤¤& hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars &¤¤$:,.¨,.
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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 §@§££*\«:,
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