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##@¤&†\«-. must've angered  the sun,  and  today it .-«\†&¤@##
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#§$$:~.¨.. sunset the  air  comes raining back down ..¨.~:$$§#
#%%/~-..¨. and  gets  thick  enough  to breathe. it .¨..-~/%%#
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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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@@%§:»:.,¨ 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 ,.,,,,,=\%
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§%*:~,..,, 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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†==:¨..,,¨ 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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