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,.,,.«†*&& only at night. long ago, someone here &&*†«.,,.,
.¨,¨,,===£ must've angered the sun, and today it £===,,¨,¨.
,¨..,,,-/§ still burns us strangely. but with the §/-,,,..¨,
,,,¨,¨.,-^ sunset the air comes raining back down ^-,.¨,¨,,,
¨,,,,..,-» and gets thick enough to breathe. it »-,..,,,,¨
.,.,..¨,¨~ carries with it smells from far away, ~¨,¨..,.,.
..¨¨¨,,.¨. colourful sparks for the imagination, a .¨.,,¨¨¨..
,.,,,.¨¨,, sharp contrast for the stale black of ,,¨¨.,,,.,
.,,,,¨¨,¨¨ the night. ¨¨,¨¨,,,,.
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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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...¨:»^=%@ something going on ahead. those around @%=^»:¨...
...~-==$@# the corner have stopped, shouting, #@$==-~...
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...¨,.¨¨., my greatest treasure, the ,.¨¨.,¨...
.¨¨¨¨,.¨¨¨ 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 ,...,¨,,.¨
¨¨,¨,,,,-= applicable on earth, but not all. it =-,,,,¨,¨¨
,,.,,¨¨~=; hints of other places - some stars ;=~¨¨,,.,,
¨.¨.¨¨,»=% reordered, some names i have never %=»,¨¨.¨.¨
,,.,..~†%% heard. sometimes the dates are %%†~..,.,,
..¨..-;§£& impossible. &£§;-..¨..
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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 #@¤%=/~,..
¨..,~*^$£# too quick, spilling all my notes on the #£$^*~,..¨
,,¨¨^-**@# ground. one lands on my foot, it is a #@**-^¨¨,,
.,¨¨,,~†*£ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could £*†~,,¨¨,.
¨,,,,.~»^† care less right now. †^»~.,,,,¨
.,.¨.,,:-/ /-:,,.¨.,.
,..¨,....- for it seems like there's a new moon in -....,¨..,
.,¨,,.¨..: the sky. :..¨.,,¨,.
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