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¨~»=^%&### must've angered the  sun, and  today  it ###&%^=»~¨
.~-\$$¤£## still  burns us strangely.  but with the ##£¤$$\-~.
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¨,,¨.\%%## and  gets thick  enough  to  breathe. it ##%%\.¨,,¨
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,...=^*%%@ take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they @%%*^=...,
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,-~†$¤@@## before  you learn  the  trade  enough to ##@@¤$†~-,
,,~†^$¤### take  other  people.  but i do lead them ###¤$^†~,,
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,,=*%%#£#@ the   corner  have   stopped,  shouting, @#£#%%*=,,
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,:~^*@#£@# 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 ##@#*^:~~.
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..,¨,=:†## hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ##†:=,¨,..
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,,=*%%£### i  sling open the book  of  stars  a bit ###£%%*=,,
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