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&.¨,,¨¨¨,¤ must've angered the sun, and today it .&.@&¨¨.¨¨
¨&..¨,.,,¨ still burns us strangely. but with the .,¨@#¤.,,¨
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,§.@#..¨., take me seriously and i fear they .¨.¨¨¨,@..
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,,.@¨#@¨¨, before you learn the trade enough to #@,¨.,¨.,#
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¨¤,¨.@,&&. safely forward, every night. ¨#&#¨¨¨¨,.
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..¨,.¤..¨# the corner have stopped, shouting, £§,..&@#,,
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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 £.¤#,,¨,#£
££,,¨&@¤¨, 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 ,,¨,.#,..¨
£¨##....## care less right now. ...,,¨#¨¨.
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