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###§%†*~~, must've angered the  sun,  and  today it ,~~*†%§###
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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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£££$;«~.., calendar  and timepiece as  long  as you ,..~«;$£££
¤¤%;«..¨¨, know  what year it is. every page  is  a ,¨¨..«;%¤¤
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#@£$%*-,,, below  which are  written coordinates in ,,,-*%$£@#
#@#@§^==:. both  space  and time. a  lot  of  it is .:==^§@#@#
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££%^/-,,¨, hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ,¨,,-/^%££
£$^:«,¨¨.¨ reordered,   some  names  i  have  never ¨.¨¨,«:^$£
¶£&*==~,,. heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are .,,~==*&£¶
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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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