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.¨.»/§@#@# and  gets thick enough  to  breathe.  it #@#@§/».¨.
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¨¨¨:«*$¤## before  you learn  the  trade enough  to ##¤$*«:¨¨¨
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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 @¶#%=«,.,.
....,~†*@# applicable  on earth,  but not  all.  it #@*†~,....
..,,¨,-;*¤ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¤*;-,¨,,..
,¨,¨.~\*@# reordered,  some  names  i   have  never #@*\~.¨,¨,
,.¨-«=%£#@ 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 #@¤%;~.¨.,
.,^~=^¤@## care less right now.                     ##@¤^=~^,.
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