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,,#,..,¨.. must've angered the sun, and today it @¨.¤...¨.&
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.£,¨§.,.¨. sunset the air comes raining back down ¨§¤¨,#.¨.,
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£¨,§..¨,¨@ take me seriously and i fear they .§,,¨¨.¤.£
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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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,,¨¨¨&#§,, applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨,¨@¨,@,@&
£,,¨¨@.@¤¨ hints of other places - some stars ,.,,¤.,.£§
@£.¨¨¨,@¤§ reordered, some names i have never ,.,¨¨§..§¨
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#,&&..,,.& impossible. ¨..,,.¨#.¨
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&,¨.&¤£,.. for right now. i've stopped breathing. .,@..,...¨
,#,¨@.@£¨¨ i sling open the book of stars a bit ¨¨¨#¨.¨.¨.
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,¨,&.,@,#¤ 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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