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,,~\%§†@&# 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, §†»-¨,,,,,
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.,~*§¤£#¶@ sharp contrast for the stale black of @¶#£¤§*~,.
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¨.¨¨,«-$## take other people. but i do lead them ##$-«,¨¨.¨
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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 &#§@£§/-^,
,....^*^$# both space and time. a lot of it is #$^*^....,
,:»=~«%%#@ applicable on earth, but not all. it @#%%«~=»:,
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.,.,,,^*£# reordered, some names i have never #£*^,,,.,.
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.¨.:*=*£$@ i sling open the book of stars a bit @$£*=*:.¨.
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¨,«:=$§### care less right now. ###§$=:«,¨
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