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§.&§,§.£.¤ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¤@,¨&,§.¤¨
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¤¨,#¨&¨&¨§ safely forward, every night. ¨#,£§.#,&.
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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 #@,,§¨§¨#.
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¤¨@£¨@¨¤¨£ 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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