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#¶¤¤=^«:., must've angered the  sun,  and  today it ,.:«^=¤¤¶#
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#£§$^;«:¨, before  you  learn  the  trade enough to ,¨:«;^$§£#
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##&@%\»,,¨ calendar  and timepiece  as long as  you ¨,,»\%@&##
£@&*/-~,.¨ know what year it is.  every  page is  a ¨.,~-/*&@£
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¶@&*^~..¨¨ below which  are  written coordinates in ¨¨..~^*&@¶
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#£¤$*\«-.¨ for  right now. i've stopped  breathing. ¨.-«\*$¤£#
#§&^;~^¨,¨ 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 ,¨,«\%§§@#
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