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££@..§&&&§ must've angered the sun, and today it .#&£@,..¨¤
##,¨,,£¤&£ still burns us strangely. but with the .¨£&¨,##¨¨
¨¨¨&£¨.#&. sunset the air comes raining back down ,¨,¨¨.¨¨¨,
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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 .¨.@¤¤£¨,@
&£,.@§&#¨¨ take other people. but i do lead them ¤§..#¤...,
.,,,¨¤£..# safely forward, every night. ¤,¨¨..¨#£¨
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@#@§#,,£&§ the corner have stopped, shouting, @,,#@#@#§@
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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 ¨.¨,#£¤£&£
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¨##.¨,,¨,. hints of other places - some stars £..#¤¨,@@.
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.@§#£@#§#¨ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ##§.¨@£&#.
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&,,&£¤¤¨¨¨ 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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