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,,¨,.¨:=;^ must've angered the sun, and today it ^;=:¨.,¨,,
.¨.,.,~^%$ still burns us strangely. but with the $%^~,.,.¨.
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.¨,,-:*$¤@ the night. @¤$*:-,,¨.
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.,,.,,,~:= take me seriously and i fear they =:~,,,.,,.
¨.,¨,.¨:«/ snicker a bit. you usually get old /«:¨.,¨,.¨
..,¨.,.,,» before you learn the trade enough to »,,.,.¨,..
.¨,..¨¨¨.~ take other people. but i do lead them ~.¨¨¨..,¨.
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.¨,^»^†%§@ book of stars, is a combined map, @§%†^»^,¨.
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¨,,,¨~=*%$ know what year it is. every page is a $%*=~¨,,,¨
,...,,~«;* grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, *;«~,,...,
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,¨..¨,,,,: 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. %†\»,¨..¨,
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