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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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#@¤*$:~-¨¨ sharp contrast  for  the stale black  of ¨¨-~:$*¤@#
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#$†;~,,¨., take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they ,.¨,,~;†$#
#@%===:,¨. snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old .¨,:===%@#
##@&*:~,.¨ 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, ..¨,,~^=@¤
¶¤$%^~-¨,¨ below  which are written  coordinates in ¨,¨-~^%$¤¶
#@§§§^~.,. 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 ¨,.~»:%&£#
&&%/»,¨,,¨ heard.    sometimes   the    dates   are ¨,,¨,»/%&&
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£§¤^†»..¨, those pages  are exactly what i scramble ,¨..»†^¤§£
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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 .¨¨,»=%£££
£$%^-.¨,,¨ drawing  of  a  muscle cow, but i  could ¨,,¨.-^%$£
£*†=,,,,., care less right now.                     ,.,,,,=†*£
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