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¤§/~:¨,,,, sunset  the air  comes raining back down ,,,,¨:~/§¤
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¤†:«,¨.¨.. carries  with it smells  from far  away, ..¨.¨,«:†¤
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###§%†=~,, the night.                               ,,~=†%§###
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#@¤$^~:¨¨. take  me   seriously  and  i  fear  they .¨¨:~^$¤@#
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¤=*~~¨¨¨¨. before  you  learn  the  trade enough to .¨¨¨¨~~*=¤
$=«,¨¨¨.,, take  other people. but  i  do lead them ,,.¨¨¨,«=$
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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 ,:«=*¤####
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=^«,....¨. those  pages are exactly what i scramble .¨....,«^=
¤§†«..¨,.. for  right  now. i've stopped breathing. ..,¨..«†§¤
¶¤§/=~,.,. i sling  open  the  book of  stars a bit .,.,~=/§¤¶
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##@§*†»-.. ground.  one lands on  my foot,  it is a ..-»†*§@##
###@£§^=,¨ drawing of  a  muscle cow, but  i  could ¨,=^§£@###
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