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†:~-¨..¨.¨ only at night.  long  ago,  someone here ¨.¨..¨-~:†
¤*\«~,¨¨¨. must've  angered the  sun,  and today it .¨¨¨,~«\*¤
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#£@§^~^.¨¨ sunset  the air comes raining back  down ¨¨.^~^§@£#
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/=:.,.,,¨, before  you  learn the trade  enough  to ,¨,,.,.:=/
%†~^.,.¨.¨ take other people. but  i do  lead  them ¨.¨.,.^~†%
&^^-..¨¨., safely     forward,     every     night. ,.¨¨..-^^&
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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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#$%=--¨,., those  pages are exactly what i scramble ,.,¨--=%$#
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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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