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&¨§,&¤,£,& sunset the air comes raining back down ¨§.&,##,@¨
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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, ¨&.§¨£@,@.
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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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