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¨,...^\¤&& sunset the air  comes raining back  down &&¤\^...,¨
,^«/*¤¤@@# and  gets  thick  enough  to breathe. it #@@¤¤*/«^,
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.:«**¤£@## snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ##@£¤**«:.
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,^»\%&#### something  going  on ahead. those around ####&%\»^,
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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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,^=†%%£@@@ heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are @@@£%%†=^,
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,,¨¨,,~~=§ for  right  now. i've stopped breathing. §=~~,,¨¨,,
.,~;^$&¶## i sling  open  the book  of  stars a bit ##¶&$^;~,.
.,~\%$§£## too  quick, spilling all my notes on the ##£§$%\~,.
.:»*§*%%@¤ ground. one lands  on  my foot,  it is a ¤@%%*§*»:.
.¨¨.,*/%@& drawing of  a muscle cow,  but  i  could &@%/*,.¨¨.
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