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.¨.,«/*@¤@ SUNSET  THE AIR  COMES RAINING BACK DOWN @¤@*/«,.¨.
.¨.»†%§¤@@ AND  GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE. IT @@¤§%†».¨.
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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 §%=:=-.,,¨
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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 @$*:=:,,,.
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¨..,.~~^†$ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE $†^~~.,..¨
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,~«**£#### FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. ####£**«~,
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,,.^«/§%¤¶ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ¶¤%§/«^.,,
,¨,¨.=\$££ GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON MY  FOOT, IT IS  A ££$\=.¨,¨,
¨¨,¨¨,=*%% DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD %%*=,¨¨,¨¨
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