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¨.^~~$†*£@ only  at night.  long ago, someone  here @£*†$~~^.¨
,,~»=*@¤@@ must've  angered the sun,  and today  it @@¤@*=»~,,
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¨^»;=§@### and gets  thick  enough to  breathe.  it ###@§=;»^¨
.,~:^%£¶@# carries with  it smells  from  far away, #@¶£%^:~,.
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,:-^=¤¤#@# sharp  contrast for  the  stale black of #@#¤¤=^-:,
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,,-~=\%£@@ take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they @@£%\=~-,,
.¨.¨.~^%&§ snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old §&%^~.¨.¨.
¨¨.¨^*†@@# before  you  learn  the  trade enough to #@@†*^¨.¨¨
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¨--;§@&### safely     forward,     every     night. ###&@§;--¨
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..-;$*¤¶## the  corner   have   stopped,  shouting, ##¶¤*$;-..
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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 ##¶¤§*/~:,
,:=\§££@## 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 ####&%*--¨
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