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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 ¨,.,.¨,..,
¨.,....,¨¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨¨,....,.¨
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,¨¨,,..,¨, sharp contrast for the stale black of ,¨,..,,¨¨,
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¨.¨.:=^$@# before you learn the trade enough to #@$^=:.¨.¨
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¨,.«;=§@@# 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 /~-.¨¨,.¨.
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,,,.-\=¤@# reordered, some names i have never #@¤=\-.,,,
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¨....-/%¤@ for right now. i've stopped breathing. @¤%/-....¨
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