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$:«:¨,,.¨¨ only at night. long ago, someone here ¨¨.,,¨:«:$
¤%\«,¨.,¨. must've angered the sun, and today it .¨,.¨,«\%¤
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»..,,¨¨,.. snicker a bit. you usually get old ..,¨¨,,..»
-,.,,.¨,., 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 .¨¨.,¨:=\$
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-,..,....¨ 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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